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

HARRIS, Justice.

This lawyer discipline case was originally brought in three counts. The grievance commission determined one of them to be unfounded and on our de novo review of the record we agree. We hence proceed as if only two counts had been brought. As to these counts, we agree with the commission that the attorney should be publicly reprimanded.

Respondent Ray Sullins was admitted to practice in 1971, concentrating in recent years on family law with some emphasis on juvenile court. In 1986 he received a public reprimand by the ethics committee (now the Iowa supreme court board of…