Legal Opinion

In re No.

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 2018No. SC S064798PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

**43In this lawyer discipline proceeding, the Oregon State Bar charged respondent1 with multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) based on her mishandling of client funds, including violating RPC 8.4(a)(3) (conduct involving dishonesty) by knowingly converting client funds. A trial panel of the Disciplinary Board conducted a hearing and determined that respondent had committed all of the charged violations. Although this court has repeatedly imposed disbarment as the presumptive sanction for a lawyer who converts client funds, the trial panel determined that mitigating…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of PaulsonOregon Supreme Court · 2009
  2. In Re Complaint of PiersonOregon Supreme Court · 1977
  3. In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of CohenOregon Supreme Court · 2000
  4. In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of PhelpsOregon Supreme Court · 1988
  5. In Re Complaint as to Conduct of MurdockOregon Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In re MaurerOregon Supreme Court · 2018
  2. In re BertoniOregon Supreme Court · 2018
  3. In re LongOregon Supreme Court · 2021
  4. In re GraeffOregon Supreme Court · 2021
  5. Arestad v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2022

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