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

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, we review the Grievance Commission’s recommendation that Linda Jean Lyzen-ga’s license to practice law in Iowa be revoked for her multiple violations of DR 1-102(A)(3), (4), (5), and (6) stemming from her fourteen convictions for theft, prostitution, trespass, forgery, and deceptive practices. Upon our de novo review, we agree with the commission that Lyzenga’s license should be revoked.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

From May 1991 to April 1995, Lyzenga had been practicing at the State of Iowa Public Defender’s Office. In…