Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Carpenter

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• stating that ■ “[u]nder our rules prohibiting neglect, an attorney must advance and protect his clients’ interests” and holding attorney neglect violated ethical rules, including rules 32:1.3 and 32:8.4(d)
• applying similar rules of professional conduct to discipline out-of-state lawyer who committed violations in the course of federal immigration practice within the state
• holding the commission’s recommendation that the attorney be ordered to refund his clients’ funds could not be adopted because the stipulation failed to detail the amount of such funds and no witness testimony or evidence was taken on the matter
• holding the commission’s recommendation that the attorney be ordered to refund his clients’ funds could not be enforced because the stipulation failed to detail the amount of such funds and no witness testimony or evidence was taken on the matter
• finding attorney’s neglect of client’s legal matters and failure to keep clients informed about their cases violated rules 32:1.3, 32:1.4, and 32:1.16(d)
• noting imposition of public reprimand was appropriate when ethical violation was an isolated incident involving client trust account violations

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