white text DISCIPLINARY BOARD REPORTER ________________________________________ VOLUME 12 January 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998 ________________________________________ Report of Attorney Discipline Cases Decided by the Disciplinary Board and by the Oregon Supreme Court for 1998 5200 SW Meadows Road Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (503) 620-0222 or (800) 452-8260 (toll-free in Oregon), ext. 370 white text DISCIPLINARY BOARD REPORTER Report of Attorney Discipline Cases Decided by the Disciplinary Board and Oregon Supreme Court for 1998 VOLUME 12 January 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998 white text PREFACE This Disciplinary Board Reporter (DB Reporter) contains final decisions of the Oregon Disciplinary Board, stipulations for discipline between accused attorneys and the OSB, summaries of 1998 decisions of the Oregon Supreme Court involving the discipline of an attorney, and a few opinions from late 1997 that were not included in the 1997 DB Reporter. Cases in this DB Reporter should be cited as 12 DB Rptr __ (1998). A decision of the Disciplinary Board is final if the charges against the accused are dismissed, a public reprimand is imposed, or the accused is suspended from practice for up to six months, and neither the Bar nor the accused has sought review by the Oregon Supreme Court. See Title 10 of the Bar Rules of Procedure (page 335 of the 1999 Membership Directory) 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. Due to space restrictions, 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 Barbara Buehler at extension 370, (503) 620- 0222 or (800) 452-8260 (toll-free in Oregon). Final decisions of the Disciplinary Board issued on or after January 1, 1999, are also available from Barbara Buehler at the Oregon State Bar on request. 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. Jeffrey D. Sapiro Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Counsel white text TABLE OF CONTENTS Oregon Supreme Court, Board of Governors, State Professional Responsibility Board ............................ iv Disciplinary Board 1999 .....................................................v 1998 .................................................... vi List of Cases Reported in This Volume ............................. ix Table of Cases ................................................xv Table of Disciplinary Rules and Statutes ......................... xviii Table of Bar Rules of Procedure ................................. xxi Cases .....................................................1–292 iii white text Justices of the Supreme Court Wallace P. Carson, Jr., Chief Justice W. Michael Gillette George Van Hoomissen Robert D. Durham, Jr. Ted Kulongoski Susan M. Leeson R. William Riggs Oregon State Bar Board of Governors 1998–1999 Mark A. Johnson, President David W. Hittle, Vice President David A. Hytowitz, Vice President Lawrence B. Rew, President-Elect M. Janise Augur Richard C. Baldwin Mary McCauley Burrows Joyce E. Cohen Gordon Davis Edwin A. Harnden Angel Lopez David M. Orf Sarah K. Rinehart Agnes Sowle James M. Sumner John J. Tyner III Karen L. Garst, Executive Director State Professional Responsibility Board 1998–1999 Martin E. Hansen, Chair Laurence E. Thorp Kenneth B. Stewart R. Ray Heysell William A. Masters Lawrence Matasar William H. Stockton Audun “Dunny” Sorensen, Public Member Mary M. Burrows, Public Member iv white text 1999 DISCIPLINARY BOARD State Chair Region 4 Richards S. Yugler (99) William B. Kirby, Chair (97–99) Michael G. Dowsett (98–00) State Chair-Elect Allen M. Gabel (Public Member) (98–00) Derek C. Johnson (99) Patricia S. Patrick-Joling (Public Member) (99–01) Region 1 Keith Raines (97–99) Stephen M. Bloom, Chair (97–99) Nancy Sideras (97–99) Stephen P. Bjerke (Public Member) Pamela E. Yee (98–00) (97–99) Wilford K. Carey (97–99) Region 5 Donald R. Crane (Pendleton) (99–01) Julie R. Vacura, Chair (97–99) Timothy J. Helfrich (97–99) Amy Rebecca Alpern (98–00) William J. Kuhn (98–00) Dana Lynn Barnes (99–01) J. Robert Moon (97–99) Susan G. Bischoff (99–01) Mitchell P. Rogers (Public Member) Lane Borg (99–01) (99–01) Richard R. Boyce (Public Member) Gregory A. Sackos (Public Member) (97–99) (98–00) Todd A. Bradley (98–00) Patricia Sullivan (Vale) (99–01) Samuel L. Gillispie (Public Member) (98–00) Region 2 Andrew P. Kerr (98–00) Derek C. Johnson, Chair (99) Richard H. Kosterlitz, MD (Public Donald K. Armstrong (97–99) Member) (98–00) Ruby Brockett (Public Member) (98–00) James S. Leight (97–99) Robert A. Ford (97–99) Michael R. Levine* (99–01) Richard L. Hansen (Public Member) Mark M. McCulloch (98–00) (99–01) Leslie M. Roberts (98–00) Mary Jane Mori (98–00) Marilyn Schultz (Public Member) (97–99) Gregory E. Skillman* (99–01) Kenneth Shiroishi (98–00) Maureen R. Sloane (98–00) Region 3 Roger K. Stroup (99–01) William G. Carter, Chair (99) Robert L. Vieira (Public Member) (97–99) Linda K. Beard (Public Member) (98–00) Norman Wapnick (99–01) R. Paul Frasier (99–01) Jean B. Wilde (Public Member) (99–01) Risa L. Hall (99–01) Susan Howard Williams (97–99) Paule E. Meyer (97–99) Daniel F. Williamson (Public Member) Dwayne R. Murray (99–01) (99–01) Alfred Willstatter (Public Member) Bette L. Worcester (Public Member) (99–01) (99–01) *Pending Appointment by the Supreme Court v white text 1999 Disciplinary Board (cont’d) Region 6 Robert M. Johnstone, Chair (98–00) Kathryn E. Jackson (99–01) Bruce E. Anderson (Public Member) Mary Mertens James (99–01) (99–01) Robert C. Jones (99–01) Larry J. Blake Jr. (99–01) Lillis L. Larson (Public Member) (99–01) Lon M. Bryant (97–99) Susan M. Tripp (99–01) Gilbert B. Feibleman (99–01) Donald Upjohn (97–99) Charles W. Hester (Public Member) Robert W. Wilson (Public Member) (99–01) (99–01) 1998 DISCIPLINARY BOARD State Chair Region 3 Arminda J. Brown (98) John B. Trew, Chair (96–98) Linda K. Beard (Public Member) (98–00) State Chair-Elect William G. Carter (97–99) Richard S. Yugler (98) Guy B. Greco (96–98) Risa L. Hall (96–98) Region 1 Paul E. Meyer (97–99) Stephen M. Bloom, Chair (97–99) Alfred Willstatter (Public Member) Stephen P. Bjerke (Public Member) (96–98) (97–99) Wilford K. Carey (97–99) Region 4 Donald R. Crane (Pendleton) (96–98) William B. Kirby, Chair (96–98) Beatrice Jean Haskell (Public Member) Michael G. Dowsett (98–00) (96–98) Allen M. Gabel (Public Member) (98–00) Timothy J. Helfrich (97–99) Patricia S. Patrick-Joling (Public Member) William J. Kuhn (98–00) (96–98) J. Robert Moon (97–99) Keith Raines (97–99) Gregory A. Sackos (Public Member) Nancy Sideras (97–99) (98–00) Vacant (98–00) Patricia Sullivan (Vale) (96–98) Region 5 Region 2 Richard S. Yugler, Chair (97–99) Howard E. Speer, Chair (96–98) Amy Rebecca Alpern (98–00) Donald K. Armstrong (97–99) C. Lane Borg (96–98) Ruby Brockett (Public Member ) (98–00) Richard R. Boyce (Public Member Robert A. Ford (97–99) (97–99) Richard L. Hansen (Public Member) Todd A. Bradley (98–00) (96–98) Stephen L. Brischetto (96–98) Derek C. Johnson (98–00) Samual L. Gillispie (Public Member) Mary Jane Mori (98–00) (98–00) vi white text 1998 Disciplinary Board (cont’d) Region 5 (cont’d) Norman Wapnick (96–98) Andrew P. Kerr (98–00) Jean B. Wilde (Public Member) (96–98) Richard H. Kosterlitz, M.D. (Public Susan Howard Williams (97–99) Member) (98–00) Bette L. Worcester (Public Member) James S. Leigh (97–99) (96–98) Mark M. McCulloch (98–00) Marsha M. Morasch (96–98) Region 6 Wilbert H. Randle, Jr. (Public Member) Robert M. Johnstone, Chair (98–00) (96–98) Walter A. Barnes (96–98) Leslie M. Roberts (98–00) Lon M. Bryant (97–99) Marilyn Schultz (Public Member) (97–99) Lillis Larson (Public Member) (96–98) G. Kenneth Shiroishi (98–00) Donald Upjohn (97–99) Maureen R. Sloane (98–00) Miles A. Ward (96–98) Roger K. Stroup (96–98) Robert W. Wilson (Public Member) Julie R. Vacura (97–99) (96–98) Robert L. Vieira (Public Member) (97–99) vii white text LIST OF CASES REPORTED IN THIS VOLUME Volume 12 DB Reporter (includes Oregon Supreme Court stipulations and decisions which also appear in the Advance Sheets) Page No. In re Allen ..........................................................1 Violation of ORS 9.527(1), DR 1-102(A)(2). One-year suspension. In re Anderson .....................................................136 Violation of DR 1-102(A)(4), DR 1-103(C), DR 2-106(A), DR 4-101(B), DR 9-101(A), DR 9-101(C)(3), DR 9-101(C)(4). Stipulation for discipline. 18-month suspension, 12 months stayed pending probation. In re Bassett ........................................................14 Violation of DR 1-102(A)(3), DR 9-101(A). Stipulation for discipline. 60-day suspension. In re Bennett ......................................................281 Violation of DR 2-110(B)(2), DR 5-105(C), DR 5-105(E). Stipulation for discipline. 30-day suspension. In re Benson ......................................................167 Violation of DR 3-101(A), DR 3-102(A), DR 5-101(A), DR 5-105(E), DR 5-108(A), DR 5-108(B), DR 6-101(A). Stipulation for discipline. 60-day suspension. In re Berentson .....................................................74 Violation of DR 1-102(A)(4), DR 1-103(C), DR 6-101(B), DR 7-101(A)(2). Stipulation for discipline.