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Anthony Ray Johnson

Updegraff Smith & Johnson
101 1st Ave., West
Newton, Iowa 50208-3744

(641) 792-4141

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Date Admitted

November 05, 1992

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2007

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Johnson, Anthony Ray, 2019PR00090
Disposition Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition 01/17/2020
End Date of Disposition No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Discipline continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition Disbarment is a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct warranting the most serious sanction. The disbarred lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the disbarment and may not return to the practice of law unless and until he or she has demonstrated his or her rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case, which may not be filed until five years after the effective date of the disbarment.
Case Summary Mr. Johnson was licensed in Illinois in 1992 and in Iowa in 2007. The Supreme Court of Iowa revoked his license for embezzling $26,247.93 from his employer. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him.
In re Johnson, Anthony Ray, 2011PR00098
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 12/08/2011
End Date of Disposition
Definition of Disposition A suspension with conditions reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants both an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, and the imposition of conditions with which the lawyer must comply. The suspension may be for a fixed period of time or for a fixed period of time and until the lawyer complies with the conditions. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Johnson was licensed in Illinois in 1992 and in Iowa in 2007. He was suspended in Iowa for three years and until further order of the Court for neglecting client matters, failing to keep clients informed or respond to their requests for information, failing to make necessary court filings or appear at court hearings, improperly presenting an ex parte order to a court for signature, failing to provide an accounting of fees or to refund unearned attorney's fees, and failing to cooperate with the disciplinary authority. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for three years and until he is reinstated in Iowa. The suspension is effective on December 8, 2011.
In re Johnson, Anthony Ray, 01SH0053
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 03/19/2003
End Date of Disposition 07/17/2003 Condition(s) satisfied.
Definition of Disposition A suspension with conditions reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants both an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, and the imposition of conditions with which the lawyer must comply. The suspension may be for a fixed period of time or for a fixed period of time and until the lawyer complies with the conditions. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Johnson, who was licensed in 1992, was suspended for three months and until restitution is made to his former clients. He took an unreasonable fee in an uncomplicated probate case.
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