COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS v. MORRISON

No. 67969.

320 N.W.2d 564 (1982)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF the IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. G. Gifford MORRISON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen E. Shaff, Des Moines, for complainant.

C. W. Garberson and Richard C. Garberson, Cedar Rapids, for respondent.

Considered en banc.


HARRIS, Justice.

The grievance commission recommends that G. Gifford Morrison, a lawyer, be reprimanded for misconduct on one of two counts in the complaint. Although Morrison's actions might justify more severe punishment we agree with the recommendation. Like the commission, we believe the showing of a violation of the second count was less than convincing. We give it no further attention.

The remaining count involves the drafting of a will and codicil by...

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