OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. WILLIAMS

No. 97-1749.

80 Ohio St.3d 539 (1997)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan E. Coughlan, Disciplinary Counsel, and Harald F. Craig III, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

Kevin A. Williams, pro se.


Per Curiam.

In 1993, we indefinitely suspended respondent who, diagnosed as suffering from gender dysphoria, explained that the theft from the law firm was for the purpose of obtaining funds to complete a sex change by phalloplastic surgery, a very expensive procedure. Respondent attributed the criminal conduct at that time to psychological turmoil caused by the inability to complete the sex change and low self-esteem as a husband and provider.

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