In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Luebke

The accused is charged with violation of DR 5-104(A) in two separate transactions with two separate clients. That disciplinary rule at the time of those transactions provided:

“A lawyer shall not enter into a business transaction with a client if they have differing interests therein and if the client expects the lawyer to exercise his professional judgment therein for the protection of the client, unless the client has consented after full disclosure.” 1

In its first cause, the Bar alleges that a woman named Baker was the accused’s client, that she lent money to a corporation in which the…