OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. LAWRENCE

No. 95-371.

72 Ohio St.3d 420 (1995)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. LAWRENCE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey Stern, Disciplinary Counsel, and Sally Ann Steuk, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

Koblentz & Koblentz and Richard S. Koblentz, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

We agree that respondent violated DR 1-102(A)(4) and (6), 6-101(A)(3), and 9-102(A), as determined by the board. However, our review of this record prevents us from concurring in the recommendation to impose probation in lieu of a full one-year suspension from the practice of law.

In conceding his misconduct, respondent analogized his wrongdoing to cases in which attorneys commingled their funds over time with funds belonging to their clients...

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