Opinion
Bar Docket No. 8022.
09-13-2017
In the MATTER OF Eldon L. BOISSEAU, Respondent.
ORDER OF DISBARMENT
In a letter signed August 31, 2017, addressed to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent Eldon L. Boisseau, an attorney admitted to practice of law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 260).
At the time the respondent surrendered his license, a disciplinary complaint was pending, alleging that the respondent violated Kansas Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 (misconduct) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 379), for having been convicted of attempting to evade or defeat tax, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201 (2012).
This court finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Eldon L. Boisseau be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of Eldon L. Boisseau from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 262).