Kidney Association of Oregon v. Ferguson

Kidney Association of Oregon, Inc. (KAO), sole beneficiary of an estate, objected to the final accounting and petition for distribution of the estate, alleging that petitioner on review (petitioner), a probate lawyer who represented the estate’s personal representative, violated a disciplinary rule and, therefore, should receive no fees from estate assets. The probate court found no ethical violation, but ordered payment of attorney fees to petitioner in an amount substantially lower than the fees that petitioner first requested. On appeal from the probate court decision, the Court of Appeals…