Attorney Ernest Kersten of Fort Dodge, IA; repeat offender

The state of Iowa presented Ernest M. Kersten with a law license in 1993 after he graduated from Creighton University of Iowa School of Law. 

The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board found Ernie guilty of the following misconduct.

Ernie’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Published editorial relating to matters involving pending lawsuits against the county board of supervisors that went beyond permissible judicial limits on extrajudicial statements relating to matters in civil litigation
• Improperly disparaged motives of board of supervisors

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Iowa Supreme Court punished Ernie by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Ernie’s 2ndbite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to respond to numerous client calls
• Client appeal denied due to failure to file notice in timely manner

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Iowa Supreme Court punished Ernie by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. February 2020), Ernie practices at 1609 220^th Street in Fort Dodge, Iowa.