In re Spencer

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that RPC 1.8(a) “serves as a general prophylactic against lawyers entering into business transactions with clients”
• rejecting Bar’s argu- ment that client had been a vulnerable victim because she was an “unsophisticated client in desperate financial circum- stances”; client was not an unsophisticated purchaser and had owned property, worked as a comptroller, and regularly handled financial matters
• rejecting Bar’s argu- ment that client had been a vulnerable victim because she was an “unsophisticated client in desperate financial circum- stances”; client was not an unsophisticated purchaser and had owned property, worked as a comptroller, and regularly handled financial matters
• court did not address theory of “personal interest” not alleged as con- flict of interest violation
• court did not address theory of “personal interest” not alleged as conflict of interest violation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Montgomery
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1982-04-06· cited 48×
• In Re Jones
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1997-12-18· cited 39×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Schenck
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2008-10-09· cited 32×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Baer
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1984-10-02· cited 32×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Chambers
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1982-03-16· cited 32×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Ainsworth
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1980-07-23· cited 25×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Bartlett
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1978-09-12· cited 21×
• In Re Gildea
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1997-05-08· cited 17×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Brown
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1977-02-03· cited 17×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Hostetter
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2010-07-29· cited 16×
• In Re Complaint as to Conduct of Wittemyer
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1999-04-29· cited 16×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Samuels
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1983-12-28· cited 14×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of O'Byrne
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1985-01-22· cited 13×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Spencer
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2002-11-22· cited 12×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Tonkon
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1982-03-16· cited 9×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Renshaw
  Oregon Supreme Court· 2013-03-28· cited 9×
• In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Whipple
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1983-11-29· cited 4×
• In re Complaint as to the Conduct of Montgomery
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1984-09-05· cited 2×