State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Burger

This matter is before us on the Report of Findings and Recommendation of the Executive Council of the Oklahoma Bar Association.

A complaint was filed by the Oklahoma Bar Association against James W. Burger. There were two grounds of complaint. Number one was that respondent, James W. Burger, was employed during the year 1958 by one Lucy Estes to represent her in the matter of the probation of her deceased husband’s estate and said respondent was paid an attorney’s fee of $1,000 but he failed, refused and neglected to carry out the terms of employment and it was necessary to employ and pay…