In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Hiller

The Oregon State Bar charges the accused attorneys with violating a statute and a disciplinary rule by making false, misleading and deceitful representations in support of a motion for summary judgment in circuit court. Because both the accused are partners in the same law firm and acted together in the events leading to the charges against them, the charges were consolidated in one proceeding with their consent. For clarity, we refer to each accused by name.

The facts are somewhat complicated but essentially undisputed, except for the accuseds’ defense that they acted without the culpable…