In Re Complaint of Kneeland

This is a disciplinary proceeding by the Oregon State Bar. The charges alleged in the complaint against the accused all involve conduct which, at best, may be described as being dilatory to an extreme degree in responding to proper requests by his clients and also requests by the Oregon State Bar relating to complaints by clients.

The most serious charge involved a request by a client to the accused by letter dated October 6, 1976, asking the accused to deliver her file to her "as soon as possible” and, at the same time, terminating the accused as her attorney. After waiting for over three…