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

LARSON, Justice.

This disciplinary case involves attorney Donald C. Hohnbaum who was charged with misleading the district court and opposing counsel as to the facts of an automobile accident case. Our grievance commission recommended that the respondent’s license be suspended for a minimum of six months. On our review, we agree that he has violated several provisions of our code of professional ethics, and we impose a minimum suspension of three months.

We summarized the standard of review and the general law regarding attorney disciplinary cases in Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional…