In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Germundson

The Oregon State Bar charges Roger C. Ger-mundson, a member of the bar, with violations of several disciplinary rules relating to a client and later to the client’s estate. The charges concern conflicts of interest in borrowing money from the client and conduct involving misrepresentation in executing notes for those debts in the name of certain businesses without authority to do so. The accused pleads alcoholism in mitigation.

We summarize the course of events, which is largely undisputed, from the findings of the trial panel appointed by the Disciplinary Board.

The accused represented…