Conduct Board files disciplinary recommendations
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has filed five disciplinary case reports with the Supreme Court of Ohio.
One report recommends a license suspension and corresponding suspension from judicial office for a sitting judge, and two of the reports recommend discipline for Ohio attorneys. Two additional reports recommend reinstatement to the practice of law for attorneys who are indefinitely suspended.
Parties will have an opportunity to file objections to the Board’s reports and recommendations with the Supreme Court. If a party files objections, the Supreme Court will schedule the case for oral argument. Oral arguments are not conducted in reinstatement cases.
Additional information about each case, including the report and recommendation, may be obtained by searching for the Supreme Court case number.
Cuyahoga County
Reinstatement of John Louis Lemieux, Petitioner; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Relator
Supreme Court Case No. 2013-1246
Recommendation: Grant reinstatement
Geauga County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Hon. Timothy Joseph Grendell
Supreme Court Case No. 2024-1409
Recommended sanction: Eighteen-month suspension, six months stayed, and corresponding suspension from judicial office
Mahoning County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Anthony James Fusco
Supreme Court Case No. 2024-1404
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension
Montgomery County
Dayton Bar Association v. William Thomas Daly
Supreme Court Case No. 2024-1399
Recommendation: Eighteen-month suspension, stayed
Out-of-State
Reinstatement of William Terry Washington, Petitioner; Disciplinary Counsel, Relator
Supreme Court Case No. 1997-2646
Recommendation: Grant reinstatement.
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