IOWA SUP. COURT BD. OF ETHICS v. POLSON

No. 97-987.

569 N.W.2d 612 (1997)

IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant, v. James POLSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman G. Bastemeyer and Charles L. Harrington, Iowa State Bar Association, Des Moines, for complainant.

Thomas J. Hanson, Des Moines, and James D. Polson, Des Moines, pro se, for respondent.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, NEUMAN, and SNELL, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Our grievance commission has recommended a nine-month suspension of the license of the respondent, James Polson, with credit to be given for the time he has served under a temporary suspension. The respondent has filed a statement in support of this recommendation. We conclude that the respondent's conduct demands a more severe sanction and therefore order his suspension for a minimum of two years from...

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