In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Phelps

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• recognizing that the personal representative is the attorney’s client, when applying the ethical rule governing misappropriation of “client” funds
• failing properly to deposit or maintain funds in a trust fund is a “strict liability” offense
• discussing concept of “innocent conversion” of client money where, due to bad recordkeeping, etc., lawyer does not know that the money has not been earned
• where an accused “steals funds from a client, the sanction is disbarment,” despite mitigating circumstances
• lawyer disbarred for, inter alia, retaining attorney fees “although he had not obtained authorization from the court as required by ORS 116.183-(1)”
• where an accused “steals funds from a client, the sanction is disbarment,” despite mitigating circumstances

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