CUYAHOGA CTY. BAR ASSN. v. BOYCHUK

No. 96-2808.

79 Ohio St.3d 93 (1997)

CUYAHOGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION v. BOYCHUK.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blaise C. Guisto, Saul Eisen and Gregory F. Clifford, for relator.

Charles W. Kettlewell, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

We have said on many occasions that the misappropriation of client funds and the neglect of client interests normally warrant the severe sanction of disbarment. Columbus Bar Assn. v. Sterner (1996), 77 Ohio St.3d 164, 167, 672 N.E.2d 633, 635, and cases cited therein. However, in imposing a sanction, we consider not only the duty violated, but also the lawyer's mental state, the actual injury caused...

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