In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Holmes

This is a disciplinary proceeding by the Oregon State Bar charging the Accused, a Salem lawyer, with having an improper conflict of interest in that (1) he represented one Barbara Brown when she was engaged in a dispute with Valley Credit, Inc., a corporation for which the Accused was attorney and was also a 25% owner, and (2) that he also represented Barbara Brown when she was an adverse party in a legal proceeding brought against her by the Accused on behalf of Valley Credit, Inc.

The Trial Board, one member dissenting, found the Accused not guilty of both charges. The Disciplinary Review…