In Re Disciplinary Action Against Lee

This matter is before us following the recommendation of a court-appointed referee for suspension of respondent from the practice of law. We affirm and order suspension for 1 year under prescribed conditions.

John Emory Lee, Jr., has been an attorney in Minnesota since 1956. The facts are essentially undisputed and may be summarized briefly. On May 4, 1982, Lee pled guilty in Hennepin County Municipal Court to a charge of failure to file a Minnesota state income tax return for the year 1979. The court granted a stay of imposition of sentence during which respondent paid the owed taxes, costs,…