LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSN. v. JOHNSON

D. D. No. 71-1.

26 Ohio St. 2d 28 (1971)

LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION v. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 31, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David P. Freed, Mr. Barry M. Byron, Mr. James W. Jackson, Mr. Henry D. Rand, Jr., and Mr. Louis A. Turi, Jr., for relator.

Mr. Robert E. Schnittger and Mr. Edward H. Stinson, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

Respondent does not dispute the board's factual findings. He claims that under Rule XVIII, before an attorney at law may be disciplined for misconduct of violation of professional ethics, there must be evidence to support "willfulness" on the respondent's part to violate his oath as an attorney.

"Willfulness" is an intentional determination to perform or fail to perform a duty. "Willfulness" is a mental process which can only be determined...

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