Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Hauser

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• noting that to the extent the attorney acknowledged his alcoholism and takes steps to address the problem, the court will consider these acts in fashioning an appropriate sanction
• holding attorney violated rule 32:1.3 when he neglected client’s dissolution of marriage proceeding by failing to make filings and by failing to appear at the scheduled trial
• providing that a finding of incompetence requires a showing the attorney lacked the necessary legal knowledge and skill to complete the tasks or had not made a competent analysis of the problem
• finding the attorney violated rule 32:1.3 by failing to make filings and not appearing at the scheduled trial
• noting, to the extent attorney acknowledged his alcoholism and has taken steps to address the problem, the court considers these acts in fashioning an appropriate sanction
• finding a violation of this rule when an attorney claimed he regularly maintained client trust account ledgers, but was unable to produce any ledger for the client in question

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