Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Joseph Michael Haskovec

WIGGINS, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board brought a complaint against an attorney alleging two violations of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct for the attorney having a witness sign a will outside the presence of the testator and the other witness and then giving the will to the executor to probate without disclosing this fact. A division of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa found the attorney’s conduct violated two rules and recommended we give him a public reprimand. On our de novo review, we find the attorney violated only one of our…