Toledo Bar Ass'n v. Westmeyer
Ohio Supreme Court
Toledo Bar Ass'n v. Westmeyer, 35 Ohio St. 3d 261 (Ohio 1988)
520 N.E.2d 223; 1988 Ohio LEXIS 61
Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Lochee, Moyer, Sweeney, Wright
Toledo Bar Ass'n v. Westmeyer
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting. I dissent from the majority opinion. I would adopt the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Bar and suspend respondent from the practice of law for six months.
Opinion of the Court
This court finds that respondent violated the aforementioned Disciplinary Rules indicated by the board. While we adopt the findings of the board, we reject the sanction recommended. Respondent is hereby ordered suspended from the practice of law in the state of Ohio for one year, that year being suspended on the condition that respondent satisfactorily complete a two-year probation period. Costs taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
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