Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Ass'n v. Peterson

The Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct of the Iowa State Bar Association (the Committee) initiated this proceeding before the Grievance Commission, accusing respondent attorney Dennis D. Peterson of neglecting legal matters entrusted to him and of failing to cooperate with the Committee’s investigation. The Grievance Commission found merit in the Committee’s charges and recommended a public reprimand.

I. In an attorney disciplinary proceeding, the Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct bears the burden to prove by a convincing preponderance of the evidence that the attorney has…