Opinion ID: 2231235
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Heading: Board's Complaint.

Text: The Board charged Thompson with violating DR 1-102(A)(1), (4), (5), and (6). It alleged his conduct was dishonest and deceitful, prejudicial to the administration of justice, and adversely reflected on his fitness to practice law. Thompson eventually stipulated that his conduct violated the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers. He also acknowledged in a stipulation that the violation should result in a suspension of his license to practice law for three months. The Commission found the Board established the violations. It recommended Thompson be suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months. It also recommended that any reinstatement be conditioned on the submission of a mental health evaluation and the successful completion of the ethics portion of the Iowa Bar Examination (the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, or MPRE).