On Monday, December 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of Iowa publicly reprimanded attorney Guy P. Booth, Jr. for violations of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct and Iowa Court Rules related to the handling of client funds. The reprimand, stemming from Grievance Commission No. 2024-24270, was filed with the court after Booth did not file an exception to the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board’s recommendation within the prescribed timeframe.
The case is entitled “Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Guy P. Booth, Jr.,” with case no. 25-1842.
The Attorney Disciplinary Board’s action followed an audit of Booth’s trust account by the Client Security Commission in May 2024. The audit revealed multiple instances of Booth failing to safeguard client property, violating Rule 32:1.15 of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct. Specifically, the board found that Booth lacked accountability for client funds, with triple reconciliations consistently mismatched due to bookkeeping errors. He also failed to perform monthly reconciliations as mandated by Court Rules 45.2(2) and (3).
Furthermore, Booth was cited for failing to promptly return client funds by allowing inactive balances to remain for over a year and neglecting to resolve stale outstanding checks for more than six months. According to the board, four checks issued during a previous audit to address stale funds had still not been cashed, requiring the funds to be turned over to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt.
The audit also uncovered improper handling of retainer and fee payments, resulting in negligent misappropriation of client funds and a negative client balance of $100 for three months. Booth also commingled client funds and earned fees, which violated Rules 45.1, 45.2, and 45.7(3-5).
The Disciplinary Board noted that Booth’s conduct was aggravated by untruthful answers on his Client Security Questionnaire and a prior history of similar misconduct. In July 2022, he received a Client Security Commission admonition for similar issues, and in December 2022, he received a private admonition from the Board for failing to reconcile accounts, allowing stale balances and checks to remain unresolved, and providing untruthful responses on the Client Security Questionnaire. At that time, Booth was warned against only correcting violations during audits.
According to Avvo.com, Mr. Booth Jr. is an attorney in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating in 1971. He acquired his law license in Iowa in the same year.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
