Title: In Re Disciplinary Action Against Oberg

State: minnesota

Issuer: Minnesota Supreme Court

Document:

522 N.W.2d 922 (1994) In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Paul W. OBERG, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota. No. C8-94-841. Supreme Court of Minnesota. September 29, 1994. WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Paul W. Oberg has failed diligently to handle an estate and failed to cooperate with the Director's investigation; and WHEREAS, the respondent has admitted all but two of the allegations, and as to those two allegations states that documents previously unfiled were filed after the petition for discipline was filed; and WHEREAS, respondent has waived any rights he had pursuant to Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility, and has entered into a stipulation with the Director in which they jointly recommend a public reprimand of respondent and 2 years' supervised probation with conditions; and WHEREAS, this court has independently reviewed the record and agrees that the conduct admitted to by respondent warrants the agreed to discipline, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent Paul W. Oberg is publicly reprimanded and is placed on supervised probation for a period of 2 years subject to the following stipulated to conditions: The Director is awarded costs and disbursements in the amount of $750.