Committee on Legal Ethics of the W. Va. State Bar v. Higinbotham

McHUGH, Justice:

This is a disciplinary action against William H. Higinbotham, a West Virginia attorney, filed by the Committee on Legal Ethics (Committee) of the West Virginia State Bar. Higinbotham was charged with a violation of DR 1-102(A)(6) of the West Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility. 1 The basis of the charge was his failure to file federal income tax returns for nine consecutive years and his plea of guilty to the misdemeanor offense of willful failure to file a federal income tax return for the calendar year 1978. The case is now before this Court on the complaint filed…