IOWA BD. OF PROF. ETHICS v. MORRIS

No. 99-1574.

604 N.W.2d 653 (2000)

IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & CONDUCT, Complainant, v. James B. MORRIS III, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman G. Bastemeyer, and Charles L. Harrington, Des Moines, for complainant.

James B. Morris III, Des Moines, pro se, for respondent.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., CARTER, NEUMAN, and CADY, JJ., and HARRIS, S.J.


CADY, Justice.

This is an attorney disciplinary action involving James B. Morris III. A division of the Grievance Commission found Morris violated the Code of Professional Responsibility by willfully failing to pay withholding taxes on wages paid to an employee of his law office and failing to file the required withholding forms. It recommended an indefinite suspension with no possibility of reinstatement for six months. On our review, we impose an indefinite suspension...

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