In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Snyder

This is a disciplinary proceeding initiated against the accused by the Oregon State Bar. The charges arise out of the accused’s handling of three estates and a guardianship.

From 1965 through 1968 the accused was a deputy district attorney for Polk County and also engaged in private practice. During that period the accused was the attorney for the estates of Fred Chapin and Alex Duval; for the guardianship of Bertha Palm; and was both the attorney and personal representative of the Walter Weygandt estate. On November 1, 1968, the accused was appointed district attorney for Polk County. Upon…