
577 N.W.2d 922 (1998)
In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Eric A.L. DE RYCKE, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
No. C1-98-589.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
April 21, 1998.

ORDER
WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Eric A.L. De Rycke has committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline, namely failure to timely file state and federal individual income taxes and pay taxes and failure to timely file and pay federal employer quarterly withholding returns; client neglect and noncommunication in four different client matters and noncooperation with the Director's investigation of these matters; and
WHEREAS, respondent waives his rights pursuant to Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), unconditionally admits the allegations of the petition and has entered into a stipulation with the Director in which they jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is a 90-day suspension from the practice of law, with the reinstatement hearing provided for in Rule 18, RLPR, waived and with requirements that prior to reinstatement respondent shall enter into agreements satisfactory to the Internal Revenue Service and the Minnesota Department of Revenue for the payment of all unpaid taxes and provide copies of the agreements and proof of currency on payments required by the agreements to the Director, that respondent successfully complete the professional responsibility examination within 1 year of the date of this order, that respondent comply with Rule 26, RLPR, that respondent pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24(a), RLPR, and that respondent be reinstated upon the expiration of the suspension period provided that at least 15 days prior to such expiration, he files an affidavit with the Clerk of Appellate Courts and the Director establishing that he is current with continuing legal education requirements and has satisfied the other conditions imposed by the court, and that upon reinstatement, respondent be placed on supervised probation for 2 years on the following conditions:
a. Respondent shall cooperate fully with the Director's office in its efforts to monitor compliance with this probation and promptly respond to the Director's correspondence by the due date. Respondent shall cooperate with the Director's investigation of any allegations of unprofessional conduct which may come to the Director's attention. Upon the Director's request, respondent shall provide authorization for release of information and documentation to verify compliance with the terms of this probation.
b. Respondent shall abide by the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct.
c. Respondent shall be supervised by a licensed Minnesota attorney, appointed by *923 the Director to monitor compliance with the terms of this probation. Respondent shall provide to the Director the names of four attorneys who have agreed to be nominated as respondent's supervisor within two weeks from the date this stipulation is executed. If, after diligent effort, respondent is unable to locate a supervisor acceptable to the Director, the Director will seek to appoint a supervisor. Until a supervisor has signed a consent to supervise, the respondent shall on the first day of each month provide the Director with an inventory of active client files described in paragraph d below. Respondent shall make active client files available to the Director upon request.
d. Respondent shall cooperate fully with the supervisor in his/her efforts to monitor compliance with this probation. Respondent shall contact the supervisor and schedule a minimum of one in-person meeting per calendar quarter. Respondent shall submit to the supervisor an inventory of all active client files by the first of each month during the probation. With respect to each active file, the inventory shall disclose the client name, type of representation, date opened, most recent activity, next anticipated action, and anticipated closing date. Respondent's supervisor shall file written reports with the Director at least quarterly, or at such frequent intervals as may reasonably be requested by the Director.
e. Respondent shall initiate and maintain office procedures which ensure that there are prompt responses to correspondence, telephone calls, and other important communications from clients, courts and other persons interested in matters which respondent is handling, and which will ensure that respondent regularly reviews each and every file and completes legal matters on a timely basis.
f. Within 30 days from the execution of this stipulation, respondent shall provide to the Director and to the probation supervisor, if any, a written plan outlining office procedures designed to ensure that respondent is in compliance with probation requirements. Respondent shall provide progress reports as requested.
g. Respondent shall timely file all required state and federal tax returns, including individual and employer withholding returns, and timely pay the taxes 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 of the documents and information required herein without specific reminder or request.
h. Respondent shall employ a qualified tax preparer to assist him in preparing and filing required quarterly and annual tax returns. Respondent shall make timely quarterly estimated payments to the state and federal tax authorities. On or before the filing deadline, respondent shall provide proof of such filing and payment to the Director without specific reminder or request, and
WHEREAS, this court has independently reviewed the record and approves the jointly recommended discipline,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent Eric A. L. De Rycke is suspended from the practice of law for 90 days and any reinstatement is conditioned upon compliance with the jointly agreed-to conditions set out above. The Director is awarded $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24(a), RLPR.
             BY THE COURT:
             /s/ Alan C. Page
                 Alan C. Page
                 Associate Justice
