In re Anonymous No. 1

Petitioner, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, moves to confirm the Referee’s report and requests that respondent be disciplined for professional misconduct. The Referee does not expressly find him guilty of misconduct. After noting that there is no dispute that respondent filed his returns and paid his taxes late, he refers to three cases cited in his report as holding that failure to file tax returns in violation of law constitutes professional misconduct within the purview of section 90 of the Judiciary Law. He concludes that the facts in this case dictate a limited need for…