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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Page A-5 Cave Junction’s lawyer, Ryan Kirchoff disbarred for 2 years Annette McGee Rasch IVN Senior Contributing Writer The city of Cave Junction might have to shop for a new lawyer, as James R. Kirchoff, who did legal research and provided advice to the city on several issues for several years, has been suspended from practicing law for two years, starting around mid-August 2017. In a lawyer disciplinary proceeding, the Oregon State Bar charged Kirchoff with multiple violations of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), based on his submission of false evidence to a tribunal, according to public documents filed by the Oregon Supreme Court. Then, a trial panel of the state’s Disciplinary Board conducted a hearing and found that indeed, that Kirchoff had violated those rules. “It’s a loss to the city,” said Cave Junction Mayor Daniel Dalegowski. “Ryan Kirchoff seems to always have provided the city with very solid advice, even though we didn’t all always agree on the topics that we were pursing legally.” Dalegowski refers to the city’s controversial marijuana lawsuits. Several former and current city council members had said - on the record, numerous times - that these lawsuits were a “colossal waste of time and money.” “Never-the-less,” Dalegowski continued, “I think the advice he provided the city was well-researched and helpful and I always personally found him to be helpful regarding dealing with policies. He’s really just been a shortcut to getting answers that we have found to be pretty reliable. Saved us a lot of time from having to research ourselves.” Regarding Kirchhoff’s legal troubles, Dalegowski said: “I do not know many specifics about the disbarment. I’d heard he was under review a while back, but I do not know about the actual reasons for his disbarment. “We’ll need to find someone who can fill in for Ryan Kirchoff, from here on out, or until he’s back on the team, either way,” Dalegowski added. “But our main city attorney, Pat Kelly, is around, and he’s really efficient at property issues, dealing with closures, easements and other legal questions the city deals with.” At the heart of the case that led to Kirchoff’s suspension is the purported existence of an email that Kirchoff claimed he’d sent in a marital dissolution action where Kirchoff represented the husband. The email was important - but later, no one could find any evidence of this email having been sent. According to public documents about Kirchoff’s suspension: “The charges arise out of the accused’s [Kirchoff] representation of husband in a marital dissolution action initiated by his wife. [The] Wife’s lawyer, Claar, had filed a petition for dissolution on January 10, 2014. On January 13, husband retained the accused to represent him in the dissolution proceeding, and husband signed a retainer agreement on February 7. “The accused did not file an appearance “Humor In Art” show opens at the Guild “It seems like a good time for some laughter,” said Southern Oregon Guild President Joyce Abrams, who is extending an invitation to “Come laugh with us” at the opening of a new exhibit, “Humor In Art”. 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