In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Richardson

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the Oregon State Bar charged Randy R. Richardson (the accused) with six violations of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), arising out of his representation of Margaret Patton and her nephew, Eric Penn, for his role in assisting Penn to obtain real property from Patton by means of fraud and deception. The Bar alleged violations of RPC 1.1 (failure to provide competent representation); RPC 1.2(c) (prohibiting assisting client in engaging in illegal conduct); RPC 1.7(a)(1) (prohibiting representation of parties directly adverse to one another);…