Attorney Michael Sellers of Clive, IA; cheater, repeater

The state of Iowa presented Michael M. Sellers with a law license after he graduated from Drake University School of Law.

The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board found Mikey guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

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

• Negotiated a plea agreement not supported by the facts on behalf of his client

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

Mikey’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to expedite client litigation
• Engaged in the filing of frivolous litigation
• Demonstrated an active intent to delay court proceedings
• Missed initial disclosure deadline, which led to protracted discovery dispute
• File a dubious motion to dismiss
• Improperly removed case to federal court, which led to eight months of additional unnecessary delay in the matters as the parties argued over remand
• Frivolous filings and intentional delay cause additional unnecessary court proceedings
• Disingenuously insisted that existing case law supported his position for removal of matter to federal court

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

Mikey’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Charged client unreasonable fee (cheater)
• Billed client $312,120.38 to vacate a simple misdemeanor jury verdict
• The unconscionable billing even though the jury verdict involving client misdemeanor resulted in a deferred judgment
• The $312,120.38 in billing to the client came about after the conviction had been expunged
• Ordered to refund $11,000 to client [victim] for overbilling

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Iowa Supreme Court punished Mikey by gifting him with a complimentary 6-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. March 2024), Mikey practices his so-called brand of law Sellers Galenbeck & Nelson at 8230 Hickman Road in Clive, Iowa.