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

ANDREASEN, Justice.

The Grievance Commission recommended that respondent Allen H. Rauch be reprimanded for conduct that violated Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers EC 6-1 (failing to act with competence and proper care in representing clients); DR 6-101(A)(2) (failing to prepare adequately for legal matter); and DR 6-101(A)(3) (neglecting a legal matter entrusted to him). We have reviewed the record de novo and agree with the Commission’s findings and recommendation. We now enter an order of reprimand.

The violations with which Allen H. Rauch was charged arose from his…