The Supreme Court of Ohio announced this week that it is considering amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio that would enable an attorney spouse of an active duty member of the U.S. military temporarily stationed in Ohio to practice law under certain conditions. The high court is seeking public [...]
An Avon Lake attorney who mishandled client funds recently received a public reprimand from the state’s highest court. The unanimous decision from the Ohio Supreme Court adopted a recommendation from the Board of Professional Conduct. The attorney, Gerald Morton Smith, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1961. The disciplinary case stemmed [...]
In the second of two nonbinding advisory opinions released by the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct last week, the board examined a lawyer’s duty to promptly deliver funds to a client or third party and concluded that seven to 10 days is a reasonable amount of time to wait for those funds. The opinion was [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court Clerk’s Office has published proposed amendments to the Rules of Practice and is now seeking public comment. According to the high court’s news service, every two years, the clerk’s office undertakes a review of the rules that govern how cases are filed and proceed before the Supreme Court. This year’s proposals [...]
This week, the Ohio Supreme Court adopted an amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct that addresses expectations for attorneys under the state’s new medical marijuana law. In August, the Board of Professional Conduct released an advisory opinion highlighting the need to clarify which services lawyers may offer their clients in light of discrepancies between [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court recently imposed a two-year suspension from the practice of law with credit for time served on a Kentucky attorney. The lawyer, Meredith Lynn Lawrence of Warsaw, Ken., was admitted into the practice of law in Ohio in 1977. Last year, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel charged Lawrence with professional misconduct stemming [...]