House
File
832
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
832
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
702)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
advertisement
limitations
for
attorneys
and
1
counselors.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
602.10112
Attorney
and
counselor
1
advertisements
——
prohibitions.
2
An
attorney
and
counselor
shall
not
advertise,
through
3
written,
recorded,
or
electronic
communication,
including
4
public
and
social
media,
specific
dollar
amounts
of
5
settlements,
amount
of
damages
awarded
in
an
adjudicated
6
case,
or
any
earnings
gained
for
a
client.
An
attorney
and
7
counselor
who
violates
this
section
is
in
violation
of
the
8
rules
of
professional
conduct
and
subject
to
discipline
by
the
9
attorney
disciplinary
board.
The
attorney
disciplinary
board
10
may
bring
suit
to
enforce
this
section,
including
by
obtaining
11
an
injunction
or
temporary
restraining
order
for
the
removal
of
12
an
advertisement
that
violates
this
section.
13
Sec.
2.
AMENDMENT
OF
THE
RULES
OF
PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT.
The
14
supreme
court
shall
amend
rule
of
professional
conduct
32:
15
7.2,
relating
to
communications
concerning
a
lawyer’s
services,
16
to
be
consistent
with
the
provisions
of
this
Act.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
provides
advertisement
guidelines
for
attorneys
21
and
counselors.
22
The
bill
prohibits
an
attorney
and
counselor
from
23
advertising
any
dollar
amounts
the
attorney
and
counselor
has
24
won
for
a
client,
including
a
settlement
amount
or
amount
of
25
damages
awarded
in
an
adjudicated
case.
26
The
bill
provides
that
a
violation
of
the
bill
results
27
in
the
attorney
and
counselor
being
in
violation
of
chapter
28
32
of
the
court
rules
(the
rules
of
professional
conduct)
29
and
the
attorney
and
counselor
is
subject
to
discipline
by
30
the
attorney
disciplinary
board.
The
bill
provides
that
the
31
attorney
disciplinary
board
may
bring
suit
to
enforce
the
new
32
Code
section,
including
for
the
removal
of
advertisements
that
33
violate
the
bill.
34
The
bill
directs
the
supreme
court
to
amend
rule
of
35
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professional
conduct
32:
7.2
to
be
consistent
with
the
bill.
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