IOWA SUPREME COURT BD. OF ETHICS v. KALLSEN

No. 03-0935.

670 N.W.2d 161 (2003)

IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant, v. Richard S. KALLSEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Richard Kallsen, pro se, for respondent.


TERNUS, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding stems from the desire of the respondent, Richard Kallsen, to change professions and from his failure to attend to two clients in the process of closing his practice. These clients, Melissa Farrell and Timothy Deplanty, claim the respondent neglected legal matters he undertook on their behalf and failed to account for attorney fees paid in advance by both clients. We find the respondent has violated the Iowa Code of Professional...

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