Opinion ID: 2584940
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Proceedings Before the PRT

Text: ¶ 19 At its hearing, the PRT considered the stipulations, documentary evidence, and the testimony of Respondent and Deanna Wilson (Respondent's mother), an attorney who keeps the accounts for Respondent's firm. The PRT concluded that the Bar had not proven by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent had forged Ms. Jay's name. However, it considered the evidence of forgery in light of Respondent's history of admitted forgery in conjunction with the evidence of commingling to find clear and convincing evidence that Respondent mishandled client funds and engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in violation of Rules 1.15 and 8.4, ORPC, and also applied a client's money in trust to a purpose other than that for which it was received in violation of Rule 1.4(b), RGDP. [8] The PRT also concluded that Respondent violated other rules in addition to those alleged by the Bar. The PRT found that he failed to give his client competent representation and made an impermissible loan to his client in violation of Rules 1.1 [9] and 1.8(e), [10] ORPC. The PRT recommended a minimum of a one year suspension.