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

The Grievance Commission of this court found that the respondent, Richard P. Mi-nette, had violated several rules of professional conduct by neglecting four probate matters and by failing to cooperate with the ethics committee in its ensuing investigation. The commission recommended that the respondent be reprimanded. On our review, we suspend his license for a minimum of three months.

I.The Probate Matters.

Four probate matters are involved; two were decedents’ estates and two were con-servatorships for minors. In one of the decedents’ estates, the respondent failed to properly defend against…