OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. DUKAT

No. 96-2781.

79 Ohio St.3d 189 (1997)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. DUKAT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

James C. Dukat, pro se.


Per Curiam.

A lawyer is prohibited by the Disciplinary Rules from participating in fraudulent or dishonest schemes. Respondent's conduct involved, at least, the tacit approval of a scheme concocted by a company's financial officer to file a false payroll report in order to minimize the amount of workers' compensation premium that the company was required to pay.

In this case, respondent may have thought that Lumbermen's would soon be replaced as insurance...

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