Opinion

Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Trivers

  • 123 Ohio St. 3d 436
  • 917 N.E.2d 261
  • 2009 Ohio 5285
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 13, 2009
Status
Published
Author
O'Donnell
On the bench
Moyer, Pfeifer, O'Connor, Lanzinger, Cupp, Stratton, O'Donnell
Cited by
2 cases

The opinion

O’Donnell, J.,

dissenting.

{¶ 11} I respectfully dissent. After practicing law for 49 years without a blemish, respondent, believing he was helping, made mistakes by notarizing documents that he had not seen the affiant sign.

*439 Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., and Hugh E. Wall III; Brian D. Weaver; and Eugene P. Whetzel, Bar Counsel, for relator.

Marcus L. Poole and Reginald Maxton, for respondent.

{¶ 12} Given that this record does not demonstrate any financial loss to the parties involved, I agree with the panel that a sanction of a stayed suspension is appropriate. I would suspend respondent for a period of six months but stay that term on the condition of no further violations.

Lundberg Stratton, J., concurs in the foregoing opinion.

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