Lorain County Bar Ass'n v. Fernandez

Ohio Supreme Court

Lorain County Bar Ass'n v. Fernandez

728 N.E.2d 1056, 89 Ohio St. 3d 82

CourtOhio Supreme Court

DecidedMay 24, 2000

DocketNo. 99-2265

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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Lorain County Bar Ass'n v. Fernandez, 728 N.E.2d 1056, 89 Ohio St. 3d 82 (Ohio 2000).

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Per Curiam.

We adopt the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the board. Absent mitigating circumstances, an indefinite suspension from the practice of law is an appropriate sanction when an attorney engages in a pattern of neglect involving multiple clients and refuses to cooperate in the ensuing disciplinary investigations. See Disciplinary Counsel v. Henderson (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 219, 221, 718 N.E.2d 1277, 1279. No mitigating factors are evident that would warrant a lesser sanction for respondent’s reprehensible conduct here. Respondent is hereby indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs taxed to respondent.

Judgment accordingly.

[85]*85Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur. Moyer, C.J., and Cook, J., dissent.

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Per Curiam.

We adopt the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the board. Absent mitigating circumstances, an indefinite suspension from the practice of law is an appropriate sanction when an attorney engages in a pattern of neglect involving multiple clients and refuses to cooperate in the ensuing disciplinary investigations. See Disciplinary Counsel v. Henderson (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 219, 221, 718 N.E.2d 1277, 1279. No mitigating factors are evident that would warrant a lesser sanction for respondent’s reprehensible conduct here. Respondent is hereby indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs taxed to respondent.

Judgment accordingly.

[85]*85Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur. Moyer, C.J., and Cook, J., dissent.

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728 N.E.2d 1056, 89 Ohio St. 3d 82, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/lorain-county-bar-assn-v-fernandez-ohio-2000.

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