Opinion ID: 1176246
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: claim of mary ann love

Text: During 1982 and 1983, the accused lived in Portland with Mary Ann Love. The breakup of their relationship has some bearing on the other cases under review, because, according to the accused, Ms. Love destroyed his financial records and other documents when he moved out of her house. While living with Ms. Love, in November 1983, the accused represented her in a claim against Kris Clark, which the accused settled for $4,000. He signed Ms. Love's name to the settlement agreement and notarized her signature. The Bar charged the accused with illegal conduct, DR 1-102(A)(2), and dishonest conduct, DR 1-102(A)(3). The Trial Panel found that the accused had express authority from Love to sign the settlement documents and therefore did not violate DR 1-102(A)(3) when he signed them in her name. However, the Trial Panel found that his notarization of her signature when he knew that she had not signed the agreement violated DR 1-102(A)(2) and DR 1-102(A)(3) because ORS 194.310(3) proscribes such conduct. The accused does not challenge these findings and conclusions, and we agree with them.