Legal Opinion
Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Michelson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 15, 1984No. 83-143PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
This attorney disciplinary proceeding arises from a two-count complaint filed by the Committee on Professional Ethics and *114Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Association (Committee) with the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa (Commission) concerning certain activities of respondent William H. Michelson, a practicing attorney from Des Moines, Iowa. The Commission dismissed count I, but concluded in count II that respondent had violated various disciplinary rules and ethical considerations by threatening criminal prosecution in an attempt to collect a debt for his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. SullivanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. BehnkeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. HurdSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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3Cited by17 opinions
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