STATE BAR v. MILLER & CO.


235 Or. 341 (1963)

385 P.2d 181

OREGON STATE BAR v. JOHN H. MILLER formerly EXECUTIVE ESTATE PLANNERS, INC. ET AL

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Affirmed as modified September 18, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Clarke, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Malcolm J. Montague, Portland.

Robert A. Leedy, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Barzee, Leedy & Tassock.

H.H. Perry, Jr., Albany, Georgia; Wayland B. Cedarquist, Chicago, Illinois; Jonathan F. Ells, Winsted, Connecticut; Raymond Reisler, Brooklyn, New York; Warren H. Resh, Madison, Wisconsin; R. Carleton Sharretts, Jr., Baltimore, Maryland; George H. Turner, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Melvin F. Adler, Fort Worth, Texas, filed a brief as amicus curiae for the American Bar Association.

Leonard L. Silverstein and Gerald H. Sherman, Washington, D.C., filed a brief as amicus curiae for Advanced Life Underwriting.

Before McALLISTER, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, PERRY, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN and LUSK, Justices.


AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED.

O'CONNELL, J.

Plaintiff seeks to enjoin defendants from the unauthorized practice of law. ORS 9.160.1 The trial court entered a decree enjoining defendants from carrying on certain activities related to the business of preparing estate plans. The decree also specified that certain conduct in carrying on the business of defendants did not constitute the practice of...

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