BD. OF PROF'L ETHICS & CONDUCT v. ALLEN

No. 98-1326.

586 N.W.2d 383 (1998)

IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant, v. Stephen W. ALLEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Mark McCormick of Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach & Flynn, P.C., Des Moines, for respondent.

Considered by CARTER, P.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and CADY, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

This case arises out of attorney Stephen W. Allen's actions while he was a guardian and a conservator for his aunt. The Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct alleged Allen took fees from the conservatorship without prior court approval, made unauthorized gifts to himself, and otherwise took conservatorship funds and converted them to his own use. The Grievance Commission found that the board had established the violations alleged...

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