In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Spies

In this disciplinary case, we review de novo the decision of a trial panel of the Disciplinary Board to disbar the accused. ORS 9.536; 1 BR 10.6. 2

Over a two-year period beginning in the fall of 1989, numerous complaints were filed with the Oregon State Bar regarding the conduct of the accused, an experienced land use lawyer with no prior disciplinary record. Several complaints were lodged by clients, two by judges, one by opposing counsel, and one by the State Lawyers Assistance Committee (SLAC).

The accused repeatedly met the Bar’s attempts to investigate the accusations leveled by her…