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

LARSON, Justice.

Our grievance commission has recommended a nine-month suspension of the license of the respondent, James Poison, with credit to be given for the time he has served under a temporary suspension. The respondent has filed a statement in support of this recommendation. We conclude that the re spondent’s conduct demands a more severe sanction and therefore order his suspension for a minimum of two years from the date of his temporary suspension.

I. The Facts.

The respondent was first licensed in 1971 and practiced in Des Moines from that time until his temporary suspension in…