Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Melissa Nine

CHRISTENSEN, Justice.

An Iowa attorney engaged in an intimate relationship with one of her clients whom she was representing in a marriage dissolution matter. The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board charged the attorney with a violation of Iowa Rule of Professional Conduct 32:1.8(j) (sexual relationship with a client). Though the attorney initially expressed her disbelief at the charge when the Board sent her a notice letter requiring her to respond to the alleged misconduct, she *827 admitted her wrongdoing soon thereafter and fully cooperated with the Board.

The parties reached a…