ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BD. v. CANNON

No. 10-0520.

789 N.W.2d 756 (2010)

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Complainant, v. Peter Sean CANNON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington and David J. Grace , Des Moines, for complainant.

Peter S. Cannon , West Des Moines, pro se.


APPEL, Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding, an Iowa attorney is charged with plagiarism in connection with the filing of briefs in federal court. He is also accused of charging his client an unreasonable fee for the preparation of those briefs. The Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa found that the attorney committed plagiarism but did not charge an excessive fee. The commission nonetheless recommended a six-month suspension of the attorney's license...

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