Legal Opinion
In Re Jones
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1997No. OSB 95-10; SC S43722PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, a trial panel of the Disciplinary Board found the accused guilty of violating Disciplinary Rule (DR) 1-102(A)(3) and DR 1-102(A)(4), 1 and suspended him from the practice of law for 45 days. The accused seeks review only of the sanction, contending that he should receive a public reprimand. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that a 45-day suspension is the appropriate sanction.
The facts are straightforward. On December 13, 1993, Mr. and Mrs. Caputo met with the accused. The accused was retained to represent Mr. Caputo in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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