SUP. CT. BD. OF PROF. ETHICS v. SCHEETZ

No. 96-333.

549 N.W.2d 828 (1996)

IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & CONDUCT, Complainant, v. James SCHEETZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman G. Bastemeyer and David J. Grace, Des Moines, for complainant.

Timothy Lynch of Van Orsdel, Lynch & Rouse, L.C., Des Moines, and James Scheetz, Des Moines, pro se, for respondent.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, SNELL, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

In this attorney disciplinary proceeding, the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission recommended that James Scott Scheetz be reprimanded for his failure to handle in a timely manner three probate matters he accepted. We agree and publicly reprimand Scheetz for his neglect of legal matters entrusted to his care.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Scheetz graduated from law school and became licensed to practice law in...

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