In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Boyer

The only real issue in this matter is the nature of the sanction which should be imposed for the accused’s unethical conduct with respect to his failure to exercise independent professional judgment on behalf of certain of his clients.

The Oregon State Bar’s complaint contained two causes. In the first the accused is charged with violation of DR 5-101(A), which provides:

“(A) Except with the consent of his client after full disclosure, a lawyer shall not accept employment if the exercise of his professional judgment on behalf of his client will be or reasonably may be affected by his own…