In Re the Reciprocal Discipline of Lopez, 252 P.3d 312

Reciprocal discipline proceeding under BR 3.5; Lopez licensed in California and Oregon.
California imposed a one-year suspension, stayed with 90 days actual suspension and one-year probation after stipulation.
Oregon Bar notified Oregon of California discipline and urged a coextensive sanction; Lopez agreed with California’s sanction.
Misconduct spans seven client matters and one advertising matter, including mismanagement of client funds, inadequate communication, and deceptive advertising.
Aggravating factors include prior discipline, multiple offenses, pattern of misconduct, substantial experience, and targeting non-English-speaking clients; mitigating factor includes reciprocal imposition in another jurisdiction.
This Court suspends Lopez in Oregon for nine months, commencing 60 days from the decision; no stay is imposed.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether Oregon should impose a sanction different from California’s	Bar and Lopez advocate coextensive sanction with California.	Lopez argues rehabilitation via California probation may be adequate.	Oregon may impose a different sanction if justified; here nine-month suspension appropriate.

In re Page, 326 Or. 572 (1998) (court retains independent sanction authority in reciprocal discipline)
In re Devers, 317 Or. 261 (1993) (illustrates comparing sanctions across jurisdictions)
In re Snyder, 348 Or. 307 (2010) (30-day to 60-day suspension for single-fiber misconducts; consideration of aggravators)
In re Knappenberger, 337 Or. 15 (2004) (suspension for multiple issues; aggravating factors emphasized)
In re Eakin, 334 Or. 238 (2002) (recognizes substantial experience as an aggravating factor)