Iowa lawyer cited for falsely claiming he had dementia and was incompetent Clark Kauffman Iowa Capital Dispatch Jun 4, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A northern Iowa attorney has been publicly reprimanded for falsely claiming he had dementia in order to be excused from a case.kAmr@FCE C64@C5D D9@H E92E :? s646>36C a_ac[ A@=:46 2CC6DE65 |2C:@ s6=2A2K @7 $E@C> {2<6 @? 492C86D @7 92C2DD>6?E 2?5 5@>6DE:4 23FD6 C6DF=E:?8 :? 2DD2F=E @C :?;FCJ] s6=2A2K H2D =2E6C 4@?G:4E65 @7 3@E9 492C86D[ E96 C64@C5D D9@H]k^AmkAm$9@CE=J 27E6C E96 2CC6DE[ t>>6ED3FC8 2EE@C?6J uC65 q=2<6 !6C<:?D H2D 2AA@:?E65 3J E96 4@FCE E@ C6AC6D6?E s6=2A2K :? 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