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

SNELL, Justice.

In this lawyer disciplinary action, the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court recommends that we publicly reprimand an attorney for his apparent neglect of a family estate probate matter and failure to respond to district court delinquency notices and complaints of the Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct. 1 Our de novo review of the matter leads us to agree with the commission’s recommendation.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Following graduation from law school, Sather worked in the Iowa Attorney General’s Office as an assistant attorney…