COM. ON PROF. ETH. OF IOWA ST. BAR v. ROWE

No. 57665.

225 N.W.2d 103 (1975)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF the IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Thomas ROWE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 22, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee H. Gaudineer Jr., and Hedo Zacherle, Des Moines, for complainant.

Donald W. Harris, Bloomfield, for respondent.

Heard and considered en banc.


HARRIS, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding presents no factual dispute. Thomas Rowe (respondent) received money in trust for his client and commingled it with his own. The money was then appropriated to respondent's own use. Respondent, who has made restitution, does not resist the commission's recommendation of the six month suspension. We believe the circumstances demand revocation.

Respondent was retained by a plumbing contractor to collect a $2900 claim...

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