IOWA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BD. v. MENDEZ

No. 14-0426.

855 N.W.2d 156 (2014)

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Complainant, v. Richard Clay MENDEZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington and Nicholas Tré Critelli , Des Moines, for complainant.

Jeffrey David Norris of Law Office of Richard Mendez, Des Moines, and Valerie Lynn Hanna of Law Office of Valerie Lynn Hanna, Glendale, California, for respondent.


WATERMAN, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board brought a complaint against Richard Clay Mendez, charging numerous violations of Iowa's disciplinary rules. Mendez is not licensed to practice law in Iowa but acquired a Des Moines-based immigration practice and represented Iowa residents in federal immigration proceedings. A division of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa determined Mendez violated certain rules governing trust...

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