Case Name: In the Matter of Charles H. Kivlen, an Attorney, Respondent. Rensselaer County Bar Association, Petitioner
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-05-09
Citations: 13 A.D.2d 867
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Charles H. Kivlen, an Attorney, Respondent. Rensselaer County Bar Association, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 867–868

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Charles H. Kivlen, an Attorney, Respondent. Rensselaer County Bar Association, Petitioner.

Opinion:
Respondent was convicted of failing to file an. income tax return for the year 1956 in violation of section 7203 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Although he has never before been charged with professional misconduct and his omission to file resulted from financial distress, he has violated canons 29 and 32 of the Canons of Professional Ethics, Accordingly, he is suspended from practice for a period of four months. (Matter of D'Adamo, 11 A D 2d 378.) Bergan, P, J., Coon, Gibson, Herlihy and Reynolds, JJ., concur.