Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Ramey

HECHT, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission has recommended revocation of attorney James Ramey’s license to practice law in Iowa for violations of the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers. 1 Although we agree with the commission’s finding that Ramey’s conduct violated several ethical rules, we conclude the appropriate sanction in this case is a public reprimand.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

This case represents the fourth charge of ethics violations against James W. Ra-mey in the past twenty years. In 1988 we suspended Ramey for six months for failing to…