Lawyer who trafficked drugs while serving as a city attorney wins back license

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 631

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago

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The Iowa Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of a lawyer who was convicted of dealing marijuana while serving as an attorney for the City of Council Bluffs.

Court records show that in 2017, Don Richard John Bauermeister was working as a full-time assistant city attorney for the City of Council Bluffs while also maintaining a small, part-time criminal defense practice in Council Bluffs.

Prosecutors later alleged that in late 2016 and early 2017, …

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