In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Richmond

The question to be decided is whether Henry R. Richmond HI, a member of the Oregon State Bar, committed a professional impropriety when he wrote a letter informing the Governor of Oregon of an administrative proceeding initiated by Richmond on behalf of private parties and sent copies of the letter to a number of legislators and newspaper editors. The Oregon State Bar charged Richmond with a violation of DR 7-107(G), a disciplinary rule directing attorneys involved in a pending administrative proceeding to abstain from making public statements about the facts or merits at issue in the…