OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. BUSTAMANTE

No. 96-1977.

78 Ohio St.3d 74 (1997)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. BUSTAMANTE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Donald C. Brey, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

Gov.Bar R. V(11)(F)(4) states that when an attorney is disciplined in another jurisdiction, this court "shall impose the identical or comparable discipline imposed in the other jurisdiction, unless the attorney proves * * * (b) [t]hat the misconduct established warrants substantially different discipline in Ohio."

As both respondent's former counsel and present counsel point out in their respective filings, a disbarment under Florida State...

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