Kidney Association of Oregon v. Ferguson

How courts have described this case

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• observing that DR 5-105 “since has been amended, but its effect essentially is the same,” and that “changes in DR 5-105 reflect an evolution of terminology rather than substance”
• favoring consideration of factors in determining whether attorney’s fee should be reduced or denied when attorney breaches duty of loyalty
• reviewing the amount of attorney fees allowed in a probate case for abuse of discretion
• breach of fiduciary duty owed to client may result in reduction or loss of attorney fees
• enforcement of disciplinary rules reserved to Supreme Court and Disciplinary Board it appoints; no other court has jurisdiction to review disciplinary rule violations as such
• Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate attorney disciplinary matters; trial courts and Court of Appeals cannot reduce fees as a sanction for violation of disciplinary rules

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).