Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Nothstein
Cases that cite this one
4 later published cases cite this decision.
- Committee on Legal Ethics v. Six (W. Va. 1989)
- Cincinnati Bar Association v. Wiest (Ohio 2016)
- Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Geron (Ohio 1987)
- People v. Lacallo (Colo. App. 2014)
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Opinion of the Court
It is well-established by this court that embezzlement of funds is demonstrative of sufficient moral turpitude to justify disbarment. Bar Assn. v. McGarry (1979), 60 Ohio St.2d 168 [14 O.O.3d 406]; Lake County Bar Assn. v. Ostrander (1975), 41 Ohio St.2d 93 [70 O.O.2d 173]. Such a determination, however, is neither lightly nor automatically imposed. See, e.g., Reinstatement of Rasor (1974), 40 Ohio St. 2d 25 [69 O.O.2d 127] (mitigating circumstances offered with a finding that petitioner had rehabilitated himself to justify readmission to the bar).
In the present cause respondent’s apparent reluctance to offer mitigation on his own behalf, or to appear before the panel, does not help his position. A review of the record supports the board’s findings and recommendation which we adopt in their totality.
It is the judgment of this court that respondent be permanently disbarred from the practice of law.
Judgment accordingly.
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