Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. David S. Kelsen

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• holding revocation was appropriate sanction when record showed attorney converted $7500 of client funds to personal use without a colorable future claim to the funds
• revoking license where attorney converted $7,500 cost retainer paid by client
• noting at the hearing the Board took the position that .the matter “involved ‘conversion’ and ‘misappropriation’ and ‘should be treated quite seriously ” and additionally, in its statement regarding sanction, recommended a harsher sanction than reprimand (that recommended by the commission
• finding attorney’s mishandling of trust account violated rule 45.1

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