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CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION v. HARMON

D.D. No. 84-7.

15 Ohio St. 3d 14 (1984)

CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. HARMON.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 19, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Gordon C. Greene, Mr. Hollis A. Moore III and Mr. Edwin W. Patterson III, for relator Cincinnati Bar Association.

Mr. Thomas W. Baden, for relator Butler County Bar Association.

Mr. John D. Harmon, pro se.

Per Curiam.

The two separate incidents involved in this action show neglect on the part of respondent in fulfilling his responsibilities as an attorney. When an attorney is retained by a client, he must competently and conscientiously perform his legal services. An attorney's failure to render the legal services for which he was paid, or to return any fee advanced by a client, is "tantamount to theft of that fee from the client." Disciplinary Counsel

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