Looking in at Iowa

From Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board, filed today:

Considering all the relevant facts and circumstances, we conclude [Brandon] Adams should be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law with no possibility of reinstatement for four months. Adams has not only established himself in his relatively short professional career as a lawyer who lacks diligence and professionalism in dealing with client matters, but he has also shown himself to be a lawyer who is willing to misrepresent the truth in an effort to hide his neglect and inattention. His actions and conduct have inflicted harm on his clients and the profession as a whole.

We are sympathetic to the struggles Adams has endured with migraine headaches and depression. …

VI. Conclusion.

We suspend Adams license to practice law with no possibility of reinstatement for a period not less than four months from the date of the filing of this opinion. …

From Iowa Judicial Branch suspension order:

This attorney disciplinary proceeding stems from allegations of academic impropriety by an Iowa lawyer. The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board (Board) charged former University of Iowa law professor Kenneth W. Kress [PHOTO] with two violations of the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers…

The charges stem from allegations that Kress raised the scores on two student evaluations and manufactured three highly positive evaluations in order to improve markedly his teaching effectiveness score. …