Attorney Melissa Nine of Marshalltown, IA; ethical goblin, repeater

The state of Iowa provided Melissa Nine with a law license in 2001 after she graduated from Drake University School of Law.

The Office of Lawyer Regulation found Melissa guilty of engaging in the following misconduct, all of which related to his contract with the State Public Defender.

Melissa’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfits Apple Tree

• Failed to perform monthly reconciliations of bank statements
• Failed to maintain adequate trust account record
• Made improper cash withdrawals from trust account
• Failed to timely inform clients when funds were withdrawn from client trust account
• Made numerous withdrawals of client funds as fees before they were earned

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Iowa Supreme Court punished Melissa by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.

Melissa’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfits Apple Tree

• Engaged in an improper sexual relationship with a client

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Iowa Supreme Court punished Melissa by gifting her with a complimentary 30-day suspension of her law license.

As we speak (ca. May 2021), Melissa practices her brand of law with the Nine Law Office in Marshalltown, Iowa.