In re Complaint as to the Conduct of Gatti

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the Oregon State Bar (Bar) charged Daniel J. Gatti (the accused) with violating the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). The Bar’s charges were set out in five causes of complaint, all of which arose as a result of settlements that the accused had brokered for a group of clients — all sexual abuse victims — in civil actions brought against the Portland Archdiocese, the State of Oregon, and Father Michael Sprauer.

In January 2013, a disciplinary trial panel determined that the Bar had proved three of the five causes of complaint and that, in engaging in…