COMMITTEE ON PRO. ETHICS v. HARRIS

No. 94-1070.

524 N.W.2d 179 (1994)

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT OF the IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. Edward B. HARRIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman G. Bastemeyer and Charles L. Harrington, Des Moines, for appellant.

Edward B. Harris, pro se.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding the grievance commission recommended a one-month suspension. On review we are convinced the violations demand a far more severe sanction. We suspend respondent's license indefinitely, with no possibility of reinstatement for three years.

The factual pattern is not uncommon. Frequently the facts in these proceedings begin with a professional oversight or failure. The ensuing embarrassment leads to an unprofessional...

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