In the Matter of Rentiers

In this attorney grievance, Respondent is charged with the impropriety of drafting a Will in which he was named a beneficiary. The Executive Committee adopted the Hearing Panel’s finding of misconduct and recommended a public reprimand. We agree with the recommendation of the Committee.

Annabel S. Petterson, Respondent’s client and longtime personal friend, was hospitalized with terminal cancer on November 26,1985. On the next day Respondent visited Mrs. Petterson and discussed his receiving a power of attorney to manage her affairs during hospitalization.

On November 28, Mrs. Petterson…