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COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS v. ROBERTS

No. 67030.

312 N.W.2d 556 (1981)

The COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT of the IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Jay P. ROBERTS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 25, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen E. Shaff, Des Moines, for complainant.

Timothy S. White of White & Warbasse, Cedar Rapids, for respondent.

Considered en banc.

McCORMICK, Justice.

Respondent Jay P. Roberts directed an office secretary to sign a client's name to a financial statement and affidavit which the attorney then filed in the client's divorce case. The information in the statement was true, and opposing counsel consented to the procedure. The client's rights in the dissolution proceeding were not adversely affected. Nevertheless, the signature was not authorized by the client, the court was not informed of the situation...

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