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

HARRIS, Justice.

A first reading of the record in this lawyer discipline ease suggests a more harsh sanction than the public reprimand proposed by the grievance commission. Nothing commands our attention more quickly than when a lawyer mishandles a client’s money. Our cases are clear that an attorney who does so will not be excused by claiming confusion from the press of work or by blaming the mishandling on an employee. Our past cases would seem to call for a suspension for this attorney but, after careful consideration, we agree with and accept the recommended public reprimand.

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