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

HARRIS, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding against Postma, the respondent attorney, resulted from transactions in a business corporation in which he had a personal interest. The commission for the most part rejected the committee’s charges but did recommend a reprimand. We granted the committee’s request to appeal. Upon our de novo review we find serious breaches of professional ethics which demand a suspension.

It is of course incumbent upon the committee to establish the violation by clear and convincing evidence. Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Piazza, 405 N.W.2d 820, 821…