Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Carpenter

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The complainant, Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board, filed charges against the respondent, William Shaw Carpenter, alleging numerous violations of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct. Carpenter is licensed to practice in Minnesota, but not in Iowa. Carpenter practices in Iowa under our rules that permit lawyers not licensed in Iowa to practice in federal law matters venued in this state. Iowa R. Profl Conduct 32:5.5(d)(2). The disciplinary complaint against Carpenter is based on his representation of clients in seventeen separate federal immigration…