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COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ETHICS v. HIGINBOTHAM

No. 16941.

342 S.E.2d 152 (1986)

The COMMITTEE ON LEGAL ETHICS OF the W. VA. STATE BAR v. William H. HIGINBOTHAM.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Davis, Jr., W.Va. State Bar, Charleston, for appellant.

Herbert G. Underwood, Clarksburg, for appellee.

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...

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