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COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS v. HUMPHREY

No. 69088.

355 N.W.2d 565 (1984)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF the IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. Mark A. HUMPHREY and Fredd J. Haas, d/b/a Humphrey and Haas, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 19, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick Critelli of Critelli & Sherburne, Des Moines, and Frank A. Comito of Comito & Capps, Des Moines, for plaintiff.

Mark W. Bennett of Babich, Bennett & Nickerson, Des Moines, and Wilcox & Ogden, Golden, Colorado, for defendants.

Erwin G. Krasnow and Barry D. Umansky, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae, Iowa Broadcasters Ass'n and Nat. Ass'n of Broadcasters.

John W. Carley, Gen. Counsel, and William W. Jacobs, and Brenda W. Doubrava, Cleveland, Ohio, for amicus curiae, F.T.C.

Considered en banc.

HARRIS, Justice.

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