Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Frank Santiago

WATERMAN, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board brought a complaint against Frank Santiago, charging him with violating Iowa disciplinary rules in connection with his representation of one client and his failure to follow trust account procedures. A division of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa found he violated several rules by failing to deposit an advance fee into his trust account, maintain proper trust account records, account for withdrawals, and communicate his hourly rate. The commission recommended a sixty-day suspension, noting as an…