In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Magar

In this lawyer discipline case, the accused challenges only the sanction imposed on him by a trial panel for violation of the disciplinary rules. We agree with, and therefore sustain, the sanction imposed by the trial panel.

The facts concerning the relevant cause of complaint are agreed, and may be stated briefly: The accused purchased an apartment complex in Kelso, Washington, from the Millers on a land sale contract. The complex subsequently suffered significant fire damage. Western Claims, an insurance company, issued a draft in the amount of $7,000 as partial payment under the policy of…