Iowa lawyer’s license is suspended after seven prior disciplinary cases

A Dallas County lawyer who has been sanctioned in seven previous disciplinary cases has now had her license suspended for 90 days. The board alleges that between June 2025 and April 2026, it opened investigations of five separate complaints alleging attorney Alexandra Maria Nelissen of Clive had engaged in misconduct. According to the board, Nelissen failed to attend scheduled probation violation and contempt hearings on behalf of two different clients. In addition, the board alleged, she disregarded three separate orders by the Iowa Supreme Court to file a statement regarding a delayed appeal in a criminal case. Also, in a case involving a client’s efforts to challenge the termination of his parental rights, Nelissen did not file a petition for appeal on a timely basis and then failed to respond to the state’s motion to dismiss her client’s case, according to the board. Ultimately, the court granted the state’s motion.

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