602.10101 Admission to practice. The power to admit persons to practice as attorneys and counselors in the courts of this state, or any of them, is vested exclusively in the supreme court which shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the intent and purpose of this article. [C97, §309, 315; S13, §315; C24, 27, […]
602.10102 Qualifications for admission. Every applicant for such admission shall be a person of honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, truthfulness and one who appreciates and will adhere to a code of conduct for lawyers as adopted by the supreme court. The applicant shall have actually and in good faith pursued a regular course of study of the […]
602.10103 Board of law examiners. There is established a board of law examiners which shall consist of five persons admitted to practice law in this state and two persons not admitted to practice law in this state who shall represent the general public. Members shall be appointed by the supreme court. A member admitted to […]
602.10104 Examinations. 1. Every applicant shall be examined by the board concerning the applicant’s learning and skill in the law. The sufficiency of the education of the applicant may be determined by written examination or in such other manner as the board shall prescribe. The board shall hold at least one meeting each year at […]
602.10105 Term of office. Appointments shall be for three-year terms and shall commence on July 1 of the year in which the appointment is made. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the supreme court. Members shall serve no more than three terms or nine years, whichever is less. [S13, §311-a; […]
602.10106 Oath — compensation. The members thus appointed shall take and subscribe an oath to be administered by one of the judges of the supreme court to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office. The members shall, in addition to receiving actual and necessary expenses, set the per diem compensation for themselves and […]
602.10107 Temporary appointments — expenses. 1. The supreme court may appoint from time to time, when necessary, temporary examiners to assist the board, who shall receive their actual and necessary expenses to be paid from funds appropriated to the board. 2. The members of the board authorized to grade examinations shall make the final decision […]
602.10108 Fees — appropriation. 1. The supreme court shall set the fees for examination and for admission. The fees for examination shall be based upon the annual cost of administering the examinations. The fees for admission shall be based upon the costs of conducting an investigation of the applicant and the administrative costs of sustaining […]
602.10109 Practitioners from other United States jurisdictions. Any person who has been admitted to the bar of any other state in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States, may, in the discretion of the court, be admitted to practice in this state without examination or proof of a […]
602.10110 Oath or affirmation. All persons on being admitted to the bar shall take an oath or affirmation, as promulgated by the supreme court, declaring to support the Constitutions of the United States and of the state of Iowa, and to faithfully discharge, according to the best of their ability, the duties of an attorney. […]
602.10111 Non-Iowa attorney — appointment of Iowa attorney. Any member of the bar of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States actually engaged in any cause or matter pending in any court of this state, may be permitted by such court to appear in and conduct such cause or […]
602.10112 Duties of attorneys and counselors. Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 179, §79, 89 .
602.10113 Deceit or collusion. An attorney and counselor who is guilty of deceit or collusion, or consents thereto, with intent to deceive a court or judge or a party to an action or proceeding, is liable to be disbarred, and shall forfeit to the injured party treble damages to be recovered in a civil action. […]
602.10114 Authority. An attorney and counselor has power to: 1. Execute in the name of a client a bond, or other written instrument, necessary and proper for the prosecution of an action or proceeding about to be or already commenced, or for the prosecution or defense of any right growing out of an action, proceeding, […]
602.10115 Proof of authority. The court may, on motion of either party and on the showing of reasonable grounds therefor, require the attorney for the adverse party, or for any one of the several adverse parties, to produce or prove by the attorney’s own oath, or otherwise, the authority under which the attorney appears, and, […]
602.10116 Attorney’s lien — notice. An attorney has a lien for a general balance of compensation upon: 1. Any papers belonging to a client which have come into the attorney’s hands in the course of professional employment. 2. Money in the attorney’s hands belonging to a client. 3. Money due a client in the hands […]
602.10117 Release of lien by bond. Any person interested may release such lien by executing a bond in a sum double the amount claimed, or in such sum as may be fixed by any district judge, payable to the attorney, with security to be approved by the clerk of the supreme or district court, conditioned […]
602.10118 Automatic release. Such lien will be released, unless the attorney, within ten days after demand therefor, files with the clerk a full and complete bill of particulars of the services and amount claimed for each item, or written contract with the party for whom the services were rendered. [C73, §216; C97, §322; C24, 27, […]
602.10119 Unlawful retention of money. An attorney who receives the money or property of a client in the course of the attorney’s professional business, and refuses to pay or deliver it in a reasonable time, after demand, is guilty of a theft and punished accordingly. [C51, §1627; R60, §2717; C73, §224; C97, §330; C24, 27, […]
602.10120 Excuse for nonpayment. When the attorney claims to be entitled to a lien upon the money or property, the attorney is not liable to the penalties of section 602.10119 until the person demanding the money proffers sufficient security for the payment of the amount of the attorney’s claim, when it is legally ascertained. Nor […]
