Legal Opinion

Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Michael J. Cross

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 20, 2015No. 14–1607PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZAGER, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board (Board) charged attorney Michael J. Cross with violations of several of our ethical rules governing an attorney’s management of client trust accounts after an audit revealed numerous trust account irregularities. The Board also charged Cross with violations of several other ethical rules for failing to file employee-payroll-withholding-tax declarations and pay these taxes for years 2009 through 2011, for failing to file state and federal income tax returns for years 2009 through 2011, and for failing to supply the Board with…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. TempletonSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
  3. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. James A. Clarity IIISupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  4. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Jeffrey K. McGinnessSupreme Court of Iowa · 2014
  5. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. John Edward Netti, Jr.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2011

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Royce D. TurnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2018
  2. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Larry Alan StollerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  3. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Blake D. LubinusSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  4. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. David A. MorseSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  5. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Kenneth J. Weiland Jr.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2016

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