Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Attorney Doe No. 762

APPEL, Justice.

We are called upon to consider whether a witness testifying before the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa is entitled to the presence of counsel. In this case, the commission president entered an order which, among other things, quashed the appearance of an attorney for a witness before the commission. We conclude a person called upon to be a witness before our grievance commission may be represented by counsel for the limited purpose of protecting rights personal to the witness in the proceeding.

I. Factual Background and Proceedings.

A client, Jane Doe, filed a…