Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. David L. Leitner

Summary

The court independently reviewed the disciplinary record and found that Leitner committed numerous ethical violations involving dishonesty, false statements to a tribunal, conflicts of interest, interference with a represented person, and client-trust-account practices. Although the grievance commission recommended revocation, the court imposed an indefinite suspension with no possibility of reinstatement for two years, based on the seriousness and number of violations, aggravating factors, and mitigating factors including Leitner's lack of prior discipline.