SUP. CT. BD. OF PROF'L ETHICS v. LYZENGA

No. 00-1102.

619 N.W.2d 327 (2000)

IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant, v. Linda Jean LYZENGA a/k/a Linda Lyzenga Shields, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Linda Jean Lyzenga, Davenport, pro se.

Considered en banc.


LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, we review the Grievance Commission's recommendation that Linda Jean Lyzenga's license to practice law in Iowa be revoked for her multiple violations of DR 1-102(A)(3), (4), (5), and (6) stemming from her fourteen convictions for theft, prostitution, trespass, forgery, and deceptive practices. Upon our de novo review, we agree with the commission that Lyzenga's license should be revoked.

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