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COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS v. FREE

No. 86-766.

394 N.W.2d 373 (1986)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF THE IOWA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Francis L. FREE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Francis L. Free, Hinton, pro se.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McGIVERIN, LARSON, CARTER, and LAVORATO, JJ.

LAVORATO, Justice.

The Grievance Commission recommended that Francis L. Free be suspended from the practice of law but recommended no period of suspension. In the alternative, the commission recommended that Free be reprimanded if he voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law prior to this appeal.

The commission found that Free, in handling an estate, violated Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers DR6-101(A)(3) (neglecting a legal matter...

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