Legal Opinion

Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Alexandra M. Nelissen

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 20, 2015No. 15–1391PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANSFIELD, Justice.

This matter comes to us on a report of a division of the Grievance Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa. See Iowa Ct. R. 35.11(1). The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board charged attorney Alexandra M. Nelissen with violating several ethical rules. The commission held a hearing, found that some but not all the alleged violations had occurred, and recommended a thirty-day suspension. On our review, we essentially track the well-reasoned analysis of the commission. That is, we agree that trust account violations occurred, that Nelissen made misrepresentations on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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