DISCIPLINARY BOARD REPORTER Report of Lawyer Discipline Cases Decided by the Disciplinary Board and by the Oregon Supreme Court for 2012 VOLUME 26 January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012 PREFACE This Disciplinary Board Reporter (DB Reporter) contains final decisions of the Oregon Disciplinary Board, stipulations for discipline between accused lawyers and the OSB, summaries of 2012 decisions of the Oregon Supreme Court involving the discipline of lawyers, and related matters. Cases in this DB Reporter should be cited as 26 DB Rptr ___ (2012). In 2012, a decision of the Disciplinary Board was final if neither the Bar nor the Accused sought review of the decision by the Oregon Supreme Court. See Title 10 of the Bar Rules of Procedure (page 43 of the OSB 2012 Resource Directory or www.osbar.org, click on Rules, Regs & Policies) and ORS 9.536. The decisions printed in this DB Reporter have been reformatted and corrected for typographical errors, but no substantive changes have been made to them. Because of space restrictions, most exhibits are not included but may be obtained by calling the Oregon State Bar. Those interested in a verbatim copy of an opinion should contact the Public Records Coordinator at extension 394, 503-620-0222 or 800-452-8260 (toll-free in Oregon). Final decisions of the Disciplinary Board issued on or after January 1, 2012, are also available at the Oregon State Bar Web site, www.osbar.org. Please note that the statutes, disciplinary rules, and rules of procedure cited in the opinions are those in existence when the opinions were issued. Care should be taken to locate the current language of a statute or rule sought to be relied on concerning a new matter. General questions concerning the Bar’s disciplinary process may be directed to me at extension 319. JOHN GLEASON Disciplinary Counsel Oregon State Bar CONTENTS Oregon Supreme Court, Board of Governors, State Professional Responsibility Board ............................................................ iv Disciplinary Board 2013 ........................................................................................................... v 2012 .......................................................................................................... vi List of Cases Reported in This Volume ............................................................. vii Cases ............................................................................................................ 1–292 Table of Cases ................................................................................................. 293 Table of Rules and Statutes ............................................................................. 298 iii Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court Thomas A. Balmer, Chief Justice Richard C. Baldwn David Brewer Rives Kistler Jack Landau Virginia L. Linder Martha Lee Walters 2013 Oregon State Bar Board of Governors Michael Haglund, President Tom Kranovich, President Elect Ethan D. Knight, Vice President David Wade, Vice President Maureen Clair O'Connor Jenifer Billman Hunter Emerick Matthew Kehoe Patrick Joseph Ehlers, Jr. Theresa M. Kohlhoff Audrey T. Matsumonji Travis Prestwich Richard Spier R. Ray Heysell Caitlin Mitchel-Markley Joshua L. Ross Charles A. Wilhoite Timothy Williams Sylvia Stevens, Executive Director 2013 State Professional Responsibility Board Greg Hendrix, Chair Chelsea Armstrong Whitney Patrick Boise Danna Fogarty Michael Gentry Blair Henningsgaard Timothy Jackle E. Bradley Litchfield Judy Clarke (Public Member) S. Michael Sasser (Public Member) Jenifer Billman (BOG Contact) iv 2013 DISCIPLINARY BOARD State Chair Charles Hathaway Mary Kim Wood David Hercher Leah A. Johnson State Chair-Elect John Langslet Pam Yee Charles Paternoster Region 1 Ulanda Watkins Robert A. Miller, Chairperson Frank Weiss Jet Harris Carlos Calderon (Public Member) Chas Horner Gail Gengler (Public Member) Debra Velure JoaAnn Jackson (Public Member) Mary L. Wagner John Kilian (Public Member) Carrie Bebout (Public Member) Jon Levine (Public Member) George A. McCully (Public Member) Merritt Linn (Public Member) Region 3 Charles H. Martin (Public Member) Megan Annand, Chairperson Mary Beth Yosses (Public Member) Penny Lee Austin Region 6 Jack Davis James Edmonds, Chairperson Joan-Marie Michelsen John T. Bagg Duane Schultz John Barlow Philip Paquin (Public Member) Sydney Brewster Thomas Pyle (Public Member) Philip Johnson Region 4 Paul Levy Pam Yee, Chairperson Bob McCann William Bailey Yvonne Tamayo Joe Fabiano Fadd Beyrouty (Public Member) Kathy Proctor Vaughn Edsall (Public Member) Allen Reel Dorothy Fallon (Public Member) Bill Blair (Public Member) Richard M. Miller (Public Member) Loni Bramson (Public Member) Region 7 Region 5 Anthony Buccino, Chairperson Ronald Atwood, Chairperson Willard Chi Duane Bosworth Andrew Cole Lisanne Butterfield Deanna Franco Lisa Caldwell Kelly Harpster Dylan Cernitz Joan LeBarron (Public Member) Craig Crispin Diane Wustrack (Public Member) Courtney Dippel David W. Green v 2012 DISCIPLINARY BOARD State Chair Duane A. Bosworth William Crow Lisanne M. Butterfield Lisa M. Caldwell State Chair-Elect Dylan M. Cernitz Mary Kim Wood David W. Green Region 1 Charles R. Hathaway Carl W. Hopp, Chair Leah A. Johnson J. David Coughlin John L. Langslet Paul B. Heatherman Charles J. Paternoster Jennifer F. Kimble Ulanda Lynette Watkins John E. Laherty Frank J. Weiss Ronald L. Roome Theresa L. Wright Max S. Taggart Lee Wyatt Steven P. Bjerke (Public Member) Carlos G. Calderon (Public Member) John G. McBee (Public Member) Nicole M. Ferran (Public Member) William J. Olsen (Public Member) Gail C. Gengler (Public Member) Region 2 Jonathan Levine (Public Member) Robert A. Miller, Chair Merritt L. Linn (Public Member) Jet Harris Charles H. Martin (Public Member) Chas Horner Patricia E. Martin (Public Member) Mary Lois Wagner John Rudoff (Public Member) Carrie A. Bebout (Public Member) Region 6 Mitchell P. Rogers (Public Member) Mary Kim Wood, Chair Region 3 John L. Barlow Megan B. Annand, Chair Sydney E. Brewster Penny Lee Austin James C. Edmonds John E. (Jack) Davis Philip Alan Johnson Joan-Marie Michelsen Paul E. Levy Duane W. Schultz Robert C. McCann Philip Duane Paquin (Public Member) Yvonne Ana Tamayo Thomas W. Pyle (Public Member) Fadd E. Beyrouty (Public Member) Vaughn Stanley Edsall (Public Member) Region 4 Dorothy A. Fallon (Public Member) Pamela E. Yee, Chair Richard M. Miller (Public Member) William D. Bailey William G. Blair Region 7 Kathy Proctor Anthony A. Buccino, Chair Allen Reel Willard H. Chi Loni J. Bramson (Public Member) Andrew M. Cole Joseph M. Fabiano (Public Member) Deanna L. Franco Kelly L. Harpster Region 5 Joan J. LeBarron (Public Member) Nancy M. Cooper, Chair Diane Wustrack (Public Member) F. Gordon Allen Ronald W. Atwood vi LIST OF CASES REPORTED Volume 26 DB Reporter (Includes Oregon Supreme Court stipulations and decisions which also appear in the Advance Sheets) In re Ambrose .................................................................................................................................16 Violation of RPC 1.7(a)(2) and RPC 1.8(a). Stipulation for Discipline. Public Reprimand. In re Bertoni ...................................................................................................................................25 Violations of RPC 1.15-1(a), RPC 1.15-1(b), and RPC 1.15-1(c). Stipulation for Discipline. 150-day suspension. In re Bishop ....................................................................................................................................76 Violation of RPC 1.15-2(m) and RPC 8.1(a)(2). Stipulation for Discipline. Public Reprimand. In re Browning .............................................................................................................................176 Violations of RPC 1.3; RPC 1.4(a); RPC 1.4(b); RPC 1.7(a)(2); and RPC 8.1(a)(2). Trial Panel Opinion. 120-day suspension. In re Cain .......................................................................................................................................55 Violations of RPC 1.5(a) and RPC 7.5(d). Stipulation for Discipline. Public Reprimand. In re Carl........................................................................................................................................36 Violations of 8.4(a)(2) and ORS 9.527(2). Stipulation for Discipline. 18-month suspension. In re Christensen ..........................................................................................................................241 Violation of RPC 8.4(a)(4). Stipulation for Discipline. Public Reprimand. In re Cullen ..................................................................................................................................173 Violation of RPC 1.3, RPC 1.4(a), RPC 1.15-1(a), RPC 1.15-1(d), RPC 8.1(a)(2), RPC 8.4(a)(2), and RPC 8.4(a)(3). Trial Panel Opinion. Disbarment. In re Dugan ..................................................................................................................................277 Violation of RPC 8.4(a)(4). Stipulation for Discipline. Public Reprimand. In re Eckrem .................................................................................................................................104 Violation of RPC 1.15-1(c). Trial Panel Opinion. 90-day suspension, all stayed, 180-day probation. vii In re Franklin ...............................................................................................................................122 Violations of DR 6-101(B),