Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Leed

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this attorney disciplinary proceeding involving the respondent, Eric H. Leed, we review the Grievance Commission’s findings and recommendations. See Iowa Sup. Ct. R. 118.10. We suspend Leed’s license to practice law indefinitely, with no possibility of reinstatement for a period of three months from the date of this opinion.

In 1986 Leed agreed to represent Joanne Bussing in connection with her late husband’s termination from employment in the 1970s. Before 1986, Leed had represented the Bussings and their two sons on various other matters.

Apparently, Joanne had pursued an…