ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BD. v. BLESSUM

No. 14-1201.

861 N.W.2d 575 (2015)

IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD, Complainant, v. Anthony Zane BLESSUM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 27, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington and Elizabeth E. Quinlan , Des Moines, for complainant.

David L. Brown , Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, Brenda K. Wallrichs , Lederer Weston Craig PLC, Cedar Rapids , and Kent A. Gummert , Lederer Weston Craig PLC, West Des Moines, for respondent.


An Iowa attorney entered into an intimate relationship with one of his clients, then assaulted her after the relationship deteriorated. The attorney pled guilty to assault causing bodily injury, a serious misdemeanor. See Iowa Code §§ 708.1(1),.2(2) (2011). In addition, the attorney did not finalize the qualified domestic...

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