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

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

In this proceeding we review a Grievance Commission recommendation that the license of respondent Paul F. Christoffers to practice law be suspended for a year commencing August 12, 1983. We temporarily suspended respondent's license on that date after he pleaded guilty in federal district court to receiving unauthorized attorney fees in violation of section 928(e) of title 33, United States Code (1976). See Iowa Court Rule 118.14.

The commission held an evidentiary hearing and made its recommendation to this court. Iowa Court Rule 118.9. As no appeal was taken, we review de…