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COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS v. SILVER

No. 86-818.

395 N.W.2d 877 (1986)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF the Iowa STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Ronald E. SILVER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Gritzner and Kasey W. Kincaid of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Emery & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for complainant.

Michael W. Liebbe and Kent A. Simmons of Liebbe & Simmons, Davenport, for respondent.

Considered en banc.

HARRIS, Justice.

This lawyer disciplinary proceeding stems from a conversion of funds which were proceeds of a real estate sale. The commission found that the conversion took place but dismissed the charge in the belief that we recognize the defense of insanity or diminished responsibility in a lawyer disciplinary proceeding. On review we determine that no such defense is appropriate and order license revocation.

Respondent Ronald E. Silver was retained to...

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