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This is a case brief on Iowa Supreme Court Att'y Disciplinary Bd. v. Marzen. The issue is, "Did attorney Jesse Micheal violate rules of professional conduct when he did the following: hired an outside accountant without consent, charged 18% interest rate without authorization, submitted incomplete tax returns to authorities, transferred an estate matter without client consent while falsely claiming he had client approval, and misrepresenting that he hired a paralegal for a case?". This case brie...

This is a legal case brief on Ct. Atty. Disciplinary Bd. v. Khowassah, 890 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 2017), a case on attorney professional conduct. The issue is, "Did Tarek A. Khowassah's recurring criminal violations, including public intoxication and OWI offenses, constitute a violation of Iowa Rule of Professional Conduct 32:8.4(b), reflecting unfavorably on his honesty, trustworthiness, and fitness to practice law, thus justifying an indefinite suspension of his license?" This case brief was written...