Opinion

Cuyahoga County Bar Ass'n v. Lazzaro

  • 98 Ohio St. 3d 509
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
May 7, 2003
Status
Published
Author
Stratton
On the bench
Connor, Cook, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney
Cited by
6 cases

The opinion

Lundberg Stratton, J.,

dissenting.

{¶ 8} The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommended a one-year suspension with one year stayed upon conditions agreed upon by the parties in their consent-to-discipline agreement. While I recognize that respondent has a substance-abuse issue, pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(8)(D), I would reject this agreement, particularly since respondent accepted cocaine as a fee for services and failed to file five years’ worth of tax returns. Therefore, I would *512 remand the matter to the board for a hearing. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

Gary S. Fishman and George Forbes, for relator.

Charles Lazzaro, pro se.

Moyer, C.J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

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