Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Leon

LAVORATO, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct alleged that attorney Trinidad J. Leon neglected clients’ legal matters, misappropriated client trust funds, misrepresented to his clients the status of their cases, and failed to respond to the board’s inquiry about a complaint regarding these matters. Our grievance commission concluded that Leon committed the alleged violations and recommended that he be suspended for one year. The commission also recommended that as a condition of reinstatement Leon be required to apologize to the chief judge of the district…