Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Scheetz

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this attorney disciplinary proceeding, the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission recommended that James Scott Seheetz be reprimanded for his failure to handle in a timely manner three probate matters he accepted. We agree and publicly reprimand Seheetz for his neglect of legal matters entrusted to his care.

I. Background Fads and Proceedings.

Seheetz graduated from law school and became licensed to practice law in Iowa in 1990. He was an associate in a private practice firm, where he remained for about two years.

In 1992 Seheetz terminated his employment because he thought…