DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. PETERSON

No. 2012-0996.

135 Ohio St.3d 110 (2012)

2012-Ohio-5719

DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. PETERSON.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan E. Coughlan , Disciplinary Counsel, and Carol A. Costa , Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

McGinty, Hilow, and Spellacy, Co., L.P.A., and Mary L. Cibella , for respondent.


CUPP, J.

{¶ 1} Respondent, Paul Nickolas Peterson of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0075730, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2002. In 2011, relator, disciplinary counsel, filed a complaint alleging multiple violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. The complaint alleges that Peterson (1) stole funds from a corporate client, (2) improperly entered into a business transaction with the client without properly advising...

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