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COMMITTEE ON PRO. ETHICS v. LAPOINTE

No. 87-1136.

415 N.W.2d 617 (1987)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF THE IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. Joseph R. LAPOINTE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 25, 1987.

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.

James P. McGuire of McGuire & O'Bryan, Mason City, for respondent.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and NEUMAN, JJ.

LAVORATO, Justice.

After a bench trial, the district court found attorney Joseph R. Lapointe guilty of assault, a serious misdemeanor, and tampering with a witness, an aggravated misdemeanor. The two convictions resulted in a temporary suspension of Lapointe's license to practice law on December 19, 1986, and later led to this disciplinary proceeding.

The Grievance Commission found that Lapointe violated Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers...

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