· 12/16/1980
In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Geurts
Citations
- 620 P.2d 1373
- 290 Or. 241
- 1980 Ore. LEXIS 1298
How courts have described this case
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- 30 day suspension for neglect, and noting “potentially disastrous consequences of procrastination or inattention for the parties concerned.”
- lawyer’s opinion that client’s case lacked merit did not excuse neglect, at least to extent of so informing client
- noncooperation with discipline review board, by itself, not grounds for ethical violation as rules of professional discipline don’t give fair notice of the terms and limits of that obligation
- lawyer’s opinion that client’s case lacked merit did not excuse neglect, at least to extent of so informing client
- 30 day suspension for neglect, and noting ‘potentially disastrous consequences of procrastination or inattention for the parties concerned.’
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Judges: Tongue, Howell, Lent, Linde, Peterson, Tanzer
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