STATE OF MINNESOTA November 16, 2016

IN SUPREME COURT 

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In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against 

Kevin O'Connor Green, a Minnesota Attorney, 

Registration No. 0037321. 

ORDER 

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The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a 

petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Kevin O'Connor Green committed 

professional misconduct warranting public discipline- namely, failing to timely file his 

individual income-tax returns for 10 years. See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4( d). As 

mitigation of his misconduct, respondent produced evidence that he is remorseful for his 

misconduct. 

Respondent wmves his rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional 

Responsibility (RLPR), and unconditionally admits the allegations in the petition. The 

parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is a 30-day suspension and 2 years 

of probation. 

The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the recommended 

disposition. 

Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein, 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. Respondent Kevin O'Connor Green is suspended from the practice of law 

for a minimum of 30 days, effective 14 days from the date of this order. 

2. Respondent shall comply with Rule 26, RLPR (requiring notice of 

suspension to clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals), and shall pay $900 in costs pursuant 

to Rule 24, RLPR. 

3. Respondent shall be eligible for reinstatement to the practice of law 

following the expiration of the suspension period provided that, not less than 15 days before 

the end of the suspension period, respondent files with the Clerk of the Appellate Courts 

and serves upon the Director an affidavit establishing that he is current in continuing legal 

education requirements, has complied with Rules 24 and 26, RLPR, and has complied with 

any other conditions for reinstatement imposed by the court. 

4. Within 1 year of the date of this order, respondent shall file with the Clerk of 

the Appellate Courts and serve upon the Director proof of successful completion of the 

written examination required for admission to the practice of law by the State Board of 

Law Examiners on the subject of professional responsibility. Failure to timely file the 

required documentation shall result in automatic re-suspension, as provided in Rule 

l8(e)(3), RLPR. 

5. Upon reinstatement to the practice of law, respondent shall be placed on 

probation for a period of 2 years, subject to the following conditions: 

(a) Respondent shall cooperate fully with the Director's Office in its 

etrorts to monitor compliance with this probation. Respondent shall 

promptly respond to the Director's correspondence by its due date. 

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Respondent shall provide the Director with a cunent mailing address and 

shall immediately notify the Director of any change of address. Respondent 

shall cooperate \Vith the Director's investigation of any allegations of 

unprofessional conduct that may come to the Director's attention. Upon the 

Director's request. respondent shall provide authorization for release of 

infonnation and documentation to verify respondenf s compliance with the 

terms of this probation. 

(b) Respondent shall abide by the Minnesota Rules of Professional 

Conduct. 

(c) Respondent shall timely file all required state and federal tax returns, 

including individual and employer \Vithholding returns, and timely pay the 

taxes due thereon. Respondent shall affirmatively report to the Director, on 

or before the due date of the required returns, his compliance with filing and 

payment requirements. Such reports shall include copies of the required 

returns. On or before the filing deadline, respondent shall provide the 

Director with copies of all applications for filing extension and proof of 

approval of such applications. Respondent shall provide all the documents 

and information required herein without specific reminder or request 

(d) Respondent and the Minnesota Department of Revenue have entered 

into an agreement for the payment of all unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest, 

if any. Respondent has provided the Director with copies of the payment 

agreement. Respondent shall provide proof of cunency on payments 

required by the agreement and shall remain cunent on all payment 

obligations. 

(e) Respondent shall initiate and maintain office procedures that ensure 

that there are prompt responses to conespondence, telephone calls, and other 

important communications from clients, courts, and other persons interested 

in matters that respondent is handling, and that will ensure that respondent 

regularly reviews each and every file and completes legal matters on a timely 

basis. 

Dated: November 16, 2016 

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BY THE COURT: 

David R. Stras 

Associate Justice