CUYAHOGA BAR ASSN. v. CHURILLA

No. 96-1967.

78 Ohio St.3d 348 (1997)

CUYAHOGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION v. CHURILLA.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Escovar and Engeline H. Koepper, for relator.

H. Kenneth Paulett, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

We have said on many occasions that "the appropriate sanction for misappropriation of client funds and continued neglect of duty is disbarment." Columbus Bar Assn. v. Sterner (1996), 77 Ohio St.3d 164, 167, 672 N.E.2d 633, 635, and cases cited therein. The facts in this case not only parallel those in Sterner, namely, a continued pattern of stealing from clients and neglect of client interests...

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