Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Donald N. Laing and D. Scott Railsback

HECHT, Justice.

Attorneys Donald N. Laing and D. Scott Railsback provided conservator services to a ward over a period of more than three decades. The attorneys were later sued by the ward who alleged, and the district court found, the attorneys had charged and received excessive fees for their services. The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board (Board) charged the attorneys with multiple violations of the ethical rules governing the conduct of Iowa lawyers. A division of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa found the attorneys violated the rules and recommended their…