IOWA SUPREME COURT BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT v. Gonnerman

LARSON, Justice.

The Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct (the board) charged attorney Donald Gonner-man with violations of the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility arising out of his alleged mishandling of a probate case and his failure to respond to inquiries from the board. Our grievance commission concluded Gonnerman committed the violations as charged and recommended a thirty-day suspension. Gonnerman appealed from the commission’s report. We give respectful consideration to the commission’s recommendations, but we are not bound by them. Iowa Supreme Ct. Bd. of…