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

LAVORATO, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding against Thomas L. McCullough, the respondent attorney, stems from three transactions with a client. These include a mortgage, a confession of judgment, and McCullough’s representation of the client in a lawsuit. The grievance commission found some ethical violations but not others and recommended a reprimand. The Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct sought our permission to appeal, which we granted. See Iowa Sup.Ct.R. 118.11.

We review de novo the record made before the commission, determine the matter, and impose as we deem appropriate a…