Iowa lawyer sanctioned for dishonesty, wide-ranging ‘trail of deception’

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 912

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Des Moines attorney accused of incompetence and “fleecing” her clients.

In July 2025, the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court recommended the court revoke the law license of attorney Valerie Cramer. The commission alleged Cramer had falsely accused “judges and court reporters and the rest of the judiciary of the worst kind of corruption,” and had intentionally misled the courts and other counsel …

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