In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Obert

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the Oregon State Bar (the Bar) charged Mark G. Obert (the accused) with nine violations of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) arising out of his representation of two separate clients, Randy Favre and Ian Wilson. On the Favre matter, the Bar alleged violations of RPC 1.5(a) (charging or collecting a clearly excessive fee), RPC 1.15-l(a) (failure to deposit and maintain client funds in a separate trust account), RPC 1.15-l(c) (requiring lawyer to withdraw client money only as fees are earned or expenses incurred), RPC 1.15-l(d) (failure to…