Ohio Supreme Court, 1989

Dayton Bar Ass'n v. Sams

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided March 15, 1989 · Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Moyer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright

41 Ohio St. 3d 11; 535 N.E.2d 298; 1989 Ohio LEXIS 14

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

Cleveland Bar Ass'n v. Feneli (Ohio 1999)
Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Feneli (Ohio 1999)
People v. Crossman (Colo. 1993)
Whitt v. Bennett (Ohio Ct. App. 1992)
Dayton Bar Ass'n v. Sams (Ohio 1989)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

We concur with the board’s findings and its recommendation. Accordingly, respondent is hereby suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for six months. Costs taxed to respondent.

Judgment accordingly.

Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Douglas and H. Brown, JJ., concur. Wright and Resnick, JJ., dissent.

Dissenting Opinion

Wright, J.,

dissenting. I must respectfully dissent. Respondent’s gross violations of DR 1-102(A)(3) and DR 1-102(A)(6) were too serious to merit the sanction invoked by the majority. I would suspend respondent at a minimum for an eighteen-month period, and I would consider a period of probation thereafter.

Resnick, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

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