Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Kirlin

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• submitting medical certification as a prerequisite to automatic reinstatement where attorney’s depression contributed to neglect
• submitting medical certification as a prerequisite to automatic reinstatement where attorney’s depression contributed to neglect
• noting as an aggravating circumstance “the fact that Kirlin is an experienced attorney”
• where attorney’s problems were caused by depression and neglect not incompetence, imposition of supervision would accomplish no useful purpose
• where attorney’s problems were caused by depression and neglect not incompetence, imposition of supervision would accomplish no useful purpose
• “Professional neglect involves indifference and a consistent failure to perform those obligations that a lawyer has assumed, or a conscious disregard for the responsibilities a lawyer owes to a client.” (Internal quotation omitted)

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