Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Bauerle

HARRIS, Justice.

This attorney disciplinary proceeding is before us on review of the report and recommendation of the grievance commission. It involves Richard Bauerle, a prominent attorney who has practiced law in Ottum-wa, Iowa, since 1956. Bauerle has appealed from the commission’s findings and vigorously disputes the recommended thirty-day suspension of his license to practice law. On our review we find flagrant ethical violations and order a longer suspension than that recommended.

Since the mid-1960s Bauerle represented Jon Kneen, a wealthy Ottumwa businessman. The services also involved…