IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT v. Wagener

LARSON, Justice.

Our Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct charged this respondent, Renauld J. Wagener, with several violations of our Code of Professional Responsibility arising out of his conviction of failure to file an Iowa income tax return. Following a hearing on the complaint, the Grievance Commission recommended a suspension of not less than six months.

I. The Facts.

Evidence in this case was established through the board’s request for admissions, application of issue preclusion based on the criminal case, and the testimony of the respondent and his wife. The respondent failed to file…