In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Jones

In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the Oregon State Bar charged the accused with 12 violations of disciplinary rules in five causes of complaint. The first three causes of complaint concern the failure of the accused to appear in behalf of clients during the summer of 1989. The fourth cause alleges that the accused failed to cooperate with the Bar’s investigation into that conduct. The fifth cause charges the accused with engaging in the unauthorized practice of law during 1990, after he had been suspended by this court for violation of disciplinary rules. Following a hearing, the trial…