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COMMITTEE ON PROF. ETHICS, ETC. v. BAKER

No. 62159.

269 N.W.2d 463 (1978)

The COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF the IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Leo M. BAKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee H. Gaudineer, Jr., Des Moines, for complainant.

Edward J. Gallagher, Jr., Waterloo, for respondent.

Considered en banc.

McCORMICK, Justice.

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding we review the report of our grievance commission recommending that respondent Leo M. Baker be disbarred for ethical violations arising from his purchase and resale of a farm from an estate being probated by his law firm. Baker accepts the recommendation of disbarment and tenders his license to practice law. We hold disbarment is warranted and therefore revoke the license.

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