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

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

Ten years after the alleged ethical violations, Willie T. Lard, Jr. filed a complaint against attorney W. Michael Shinkle in connection with a workers’ compensation case in which Shinkle had represented Lard. Almost three years passed before the Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct filed its complaint against Shinkle based on Lard’s complaint. Those charges included neglect, misrepresentation, and advancing money to Lard during Shinkle’s representation of him. The Grievance Commission found that the Board had proven only the latter charge and…