malpractice, alleging she hired
him “to represent her in the Probate of her father’s Estate and regarding legal ... :
An attorney designated for an estate is charged with the duty
of commencing probate proceedings in a timely manner ... of the land and attempted, but failed, to correct the error in the
probate file. Id. The attorney did not attempt
’y Disciplinary Bd. v. Curtis, 749 N.W.2d 694 (Iowa 2008)(repeated failure to meet appeal deadlines; numerous errors in handling of probate estate; errors in handling claim in bankruptcy; one year suspension); Iowa Supreme Ct. Bd. of Prof’l Ethics and Conduct v. Moorman, 683 N.W.2d 549 (Iowa 2004)(neglect of client matters in multiple cases; two year suspension); cf. Iowa Supreme Court Att’y Disciplinary Bd. v. Hoglan, 781 N.W.2d 279 (Iowa 2010)(neglect warranted 30 day suspension, but did ... not constitute incompetence).
Keep Your Clients Informed: Iowa Rule of Professional Conduct 32:1.4 provides for various aspects of an Iowa lawyer’s duty to communicate with a client. Nothing antagonizes clients as quickly and effectively as their lawyer’s failure to keep them informed of the status of their matter and promptly respond to their queries. E.g., Iowa Supreme Ct. Att’y Disciplinary Bd. v. Lickiss, 786 N.W.2d 860 (Iowa 2010)(neglect of four probate matters, taking ... probate fees without court order, and failure to keep the clients informed; three month suspension); Iowa Supreme Ct. Att’y Disciplinary Bd. v. Carpenter, 781 N.W.2d 263 (Iowa 2010)(numerous trust account violations and failures to keep immigration law clients informed regarding their cases, along with second offense OWI and driving while suspended; two year suspension); Iowa Supreme Ct. Att’y Disciplinary Bd. v. Hauser, 782 N.W.2d 147 (Iowa 2010)(failure to notify client of dissolution trial or
, Ruth B. Klotz,
Associate Probate Judge.
Pamela Jones appeals from the district court’s order for determination of
and Bower, JJ.
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VAITHESWARAN, Presiding Judge.
Margaret Workman’s will was admitted to probate. Her son
successor executor at this late stage in the probate
proceedings. The district court’s ruling does not preclude ... petitioners from
litigating in the probate court their pending objections to the final report, nor does
the ruling preclude
Veneer Corp. v. Sears, 232 N.W.2d 499, 502 (Iowa 1975).
We likewise review probate matters such as this for legal ... ‟s interest in finalizing
probate expeditiously.
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and conservators
shall be triable in probate as law actions. Iowa Code § 633.33 (2005). In this law
case, our
claims that the court incorrectly interpreted a lien satisfaction
document filed in the probate action to affect the ...
steps to do so when the district court relied on a release of lien the Bank filed in
the probate case. The Bank
provided that actions for the involuntary
appointment of guardians shall be triable in probate as law actions. Iowa Code ...
§ 633.33 (2009) (“Actions . . . for the involuntary appointment of guardians . . .
shall be triable in probate as law
no time was Dellitt given notice of the estate’s opening.
Dellitt filed a claim in Daniels’s probate estate on