DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. TRUAX

No. 2016-0856.

148 Ohio St.3d 190 (2016)

2016-Ohio-7334

DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. TRUAX.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott J. Drexel , Disciplinary Counsel, and Joseph M. Caligiuri , Chief Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

William Henry Truax Jr., pro se.

O'NEILL, J., dissents and would publicly reprimand respondent.


{¶ 1} Respondent, William Henry Truax Jr. of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0001923, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1976. In December 2015, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Truax with professional misconduct arising from his misuse of a client's funds in his trust account.

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