Legal Opinion
SUP. CT. BD. OF PROF'L ETHICS v. Stowers
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 25, 2001No. 01-0014Published
1Opinion of the Court
626 N.W.2d 130 (2001)
Iowa SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT, Complainant,
v.
Michael R. STOWERS, Respondent.
No. 01-0014.
Supreme Court of Iowa.
April 25, 2001.
Norman G. Bastemeyer and Charles L. Harrington, Des Moines, for complainant.
Michael R. Stowers, West Des Moines, respondent, pro se.
Considered en banc.
NEUMAN, Justice.
This case illustrates an unfortunate but not uncommon fact patterna lawyer who neglects a client's legal matter and then misrepresents the situation to cover up the neglect. A division of the Grievance Commission found that attorney Michael Stowers…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. AdamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. HavercampSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct v. MarcucciSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. HanselSupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. SteinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
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