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

LARSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the board of professional ethics and conduct from a grievance commission recommendation involving the respondent, David J. Isaacson. The commission recommended a private reprimand; however, because of the seriousness of the violations, we order that the respondent’s license be suspended for a minimum of six months.

This is the second appeal in this case. In Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. D.J.I., 545 N.W.2d 866 (Iowa 1996), we held that Supreme Court Rule 118.7, which provides for issue preclusion in attorney disciplinary…