In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Haws

In this lawyer discipline case, the accused was charged by a formal complaint of the Oregon State Bar, setting forth 16 causes of complaint involving 21 separate violations of 10 different provisions of the disciplinary rules.1 After three days of hearing, the Trial Panel found the accused guilty of eight separate violations. The decision of the Trial Panel was that the accused be suspended for 60 days, that such suspension be stayed, and that the accused be placed on probation for two years. The accused sought review in this court.

The alleged violations involve the activity of the accused in…