Legal Opinion
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Smith
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 2010No. OSB 07-53; SC S056148PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
In this lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the Oregon State Bar charged Frederick T. Smith (the accused) with four violations of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) in connection with his representation of a client, Rochelle Leveque, in 2005. Specifically, the Bar alleged that the accused violated RPC 3.1 (taking action on behalf of a client with no nonfrivolous basis); RPC 4.1(a) (making a false statement of material fact or law to a third person in the course of representing a client); RPC 8.4(a)(2) (committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on a lawyer’s honesty,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of La Grande v. Public Employes Retirement BoardOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. HartfieldOregon Supreme Court · 1981
- In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of PaulsonOregon Supreme Court · 2009
- In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of KlugeOregon Supreme Court · 2001
- In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of GlassOregon Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by2 opinions
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