In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Smith

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the accused is charged with violating DR 7-104(A)(1) 1 by communicating with a person whom the accused knew to be represented by a lawyer (here, the president of a corporation), during the course of litigation between that corporation and the accused. The accused seeks review of the trial panel’s conclusion that he, as an inactive member of the Oregon State Bar who was representing himself, is subject to the Code of Professional Responsibility and to Supreme Court disciplinary jurisdiction. The accused also seeks review of the trial panel’s finding that…