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Alan L. Gallagher (WSBA No. 16116, admitted 1986), of Canby, Oregon, was disbarred, effective November 3, 2006, by order of the Washington State Supreme Court imposing reciprocal discipline in accordance with an order of the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon. This discipline was based on his conduct involving allegations of neglect, trust account violations, conflicts of interest, practicing law while suspended, and non-cooperation in a disciplinary investigation. For more information, see Oregon State Bar Bulletin, Discipline (November 2004), available at www.osbar.org/publications/
bulletin/archive.html.
Mr. Gallagher’s conduct violated Oregon DR 1-102(A)(3), prohibiting a lawyer from engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; DR 1-103(C), requiring a lawyer who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation to respond fully and truthfully to inquiries from and comply with reasonable requests of a tribunal or other authority empowered to investigate or act upon the conduct of lawyers; DR 3-101(B), prohibiting a lawyer from practicing law in a jurisdiction where to do so would be in violation of the regulations of the profession in that jurisdiction; DR 5-105(C), prohibiting a lawyer who has represented a client in a matter from subsequently representing another client in the same or a significantly related matter when the interests of the current and former clients are in actual or likely conflict; DR 5-105(E), prohibiting a lawyer from representing multiple current clients in any matter when such representation would result in an actual or likely conflict; DR 6-101(B), prohibiting a lawyer from neglecting a legal matter entrusted to the lawyer; DR 9-101(A), requiring all funds paid to a lawyer or law firm to be deposited or maintained in one or more identifiable trust accounts in the state in which the law office is situated; and DR 9-101(C)(3), requiring a lawyer to maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other properties of a client coming into the possession of the lawyer and render appropriate accounts to the lawyer’s client regarding them.
Felice P. Congalton represented the Bar Association. Mr. Gallagher was not represented by counsel. |