In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Montgomery

This is an attorney discipline case involving a loan from the client to the lawyer. We find that the accused lawyer, Kenneth M. Montgomery, violated DR 5-104(A), and we impose a public reprimand.

Montgomery practices law in Portland. MacLellan and Farnham were two of the three principal owners of a corporation, BLT Enterprises, Inc. Montgomery represented BLT on an ongoing basis. He also represented MacLellan and Farnham on some personal matters and was personally involved in other business ventures with MacLellan. The third principal in BLT was a man named Thompson, who was inactive in the…