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Case Law - save on Lexis / WestLaw. [Cite as 12/05/2003 Case Announcements, 2003-Ohio-6494.] The Supreme Court of Ohio CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS December 5, 2003 MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS The Supreme Court of Ohio has issued orders imposing sanctions upon Two Hundred Sixty-One (261) attorneys and judges for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov. Bar R. X and Gov. Jud. R. IV. The text of the entry imposing the sanction is reproduced below. This is followed by a list of the attorneys and judges who were sanctioned. The list includes each attorney's or judge's Attorney Registration Number; the county and state of residence and the county and state of the attorney's or judge's employer, as last registered with the Attorney Registration Section; and the amount of the sanction fee imposed by the Supreme Court. In re Report of the Commission : on Continuing Legal Education. : : [Attorney Name] : O R D E R (#[Attorney Registration Number]), : [Filed December 5, 2003] Respondent. : This matter originated in this Court on the filing of a report by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education (the "Commission") pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (A)(1)(b) and Div. (A)(2)(d). The Commission recommended the imposition of sanctions against certain attorneys and judges, including the above-named respondent, for failure to comply with the applicable continuing legal education provisions of Gov. Bar R. X and Gov. Jud. R. IV, for the 2001-2002 reporting period. On September 24, 2003, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (B)(1), this Court issued to the respondent an order to show cause why the Commission's recommendation should not be adopted and an order so entered against the respondent. Respondent filed no objections to the Commission's recommendation and this cause was considered by the Court. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED by the Court that the recommendation of the Commission is adopted and, within 30 days of the date of this order, respondent shall pay to the Commission on Continuing Legal Education, by certified check, official check, or money order, a sanction fee which is hereby imposed in the total amount of $[ ]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall record the respondent's status on the roll of attorneys as "NOT IN GOOD STANDING" until such time as the respondent has complied with this Order but that this Order shall not be considered a disciplinary order pursuant to Gov. Bar R. V or Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. H. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission shall notify the Clerk of the Court when payment of the imposed sanction has been made by respondent. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED by the Court that the Clerk shall send this order by certified mail to the respondent at the business address registered with the Attorney Registration Section under Gov. Bar R. VI; that, if this order is returned as undeliverable or unclaimed, the Clerk shall resend it by regular mail to the respondent at the residence address registered with the Attorney Registration Section; and that service of this order in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed effective service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, payment of the sanction notwithstanding, respondent shall comply with the requirements imposed by Gov. Bar R. X for the 2001-2002 reporting period. See CLE Reg. 503.04. Residence Employer Sanction Attorney Name Registration # County State County State Amount Russell John Mock 0000126 FL FL $550.00 Richard Joseph Wendelken 0001142 Summit OH Summit OH $660.00 Joseph Mervell Worley 0001269 Brown OH Brown OH $165.00 Nancy Lee Perkins 0001582 Trumbull OH Trumbull OH $400.00 Rupert Douglas Paige 0001790 Summit OH $750.00 Jeffrey John Whitman 0002195 Hancock OH Hancock OH $250.00 Joseph Raymond Stampfel 0002463 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Daniel Dominick Scopetti 0002800 Delaware OH IL $150.00 William Howard Stein 0003436 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $310.00 William Gerald Meckler 0003663 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 James M. Roosevelt 0003845 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 William Shepard Rose Jr. 0005755 SC SC $150.00 James Michael Wilsman 0005848 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Neil VanWinkle 0006227 Cuyahoga OH Summit OH $150.00 Arthur Frederick Millonig Jr. 0006552 Montgomery OH Montgomery OH $240.00 Charles Keller Milless 0007025 Delaware OH Franklin OH $310.00 John Joseph McCarthy 0007163 Cuyahoga OH $490.00 George Nichols Vorys 0007277 Franklin OH Franklin OH $150.00 Robert Michael Schlick 0010270 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $460.00 Paul Lawrence Wallace 0010369 Franklin OH Franklin OH $590.00 Richard Wright Rubenstein 0011032 Franklin OH Franklin OH $460.00 Eileen Cooper Reed 0011175 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $550.00 Michael Nomikos Vaporis 0011790 PA PA $100.00 Deborah Ann Tyack 0012362 Franklin OH Franklin OH $250.00 David Edward Troller 0013296 Hamilton OH Warren OH $250.00 2 Carl John Stanek 0014218 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Lucinda Dawn Randall 0014374 Warren OH Greene OH $305.00 Don Stephen McAuliffe 0014629 Fairfield OH Fairfield OH $315.00 Paul Edward Paulson 0015066 Stark OH Stark OH $750.00 Jeffrey Philip White 0015112 VA VA $490.00 Fredric Townsend Rekstis 0015173 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $420.00 Lucinda Allison Reynolds 0015813 Franklin OH $470.00 Donald George Rehkopf Jr. 0016232 NY NY $100.00 Kay Cody Nolen 0016417 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 Keithley Bowen Sparrow 0017702 Lucas OH Lucas OH $55.00 Roger Paul Perkins Jr. 0018217 Warren OH Warren OH $680.00 David Cary Morrison 0018281 Licking OH Licking OH $210.00 Michael Dane Shanks 0018906 Butler OH Butler OH $100.00 Darlene Edna Odar 0019001 Stark OH Stark OH $400.00 James Michael Perlman 0019412 Lucas OH Lucas OH $220.00 James McCorkle 0019801 Union OH Franklin OH $250.00 Richard Paul Ziegler 0020175 Geauga OH Geauga OH $350.00 Morton Rabkin 0020770 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Pamela Joan Hannay Thompson 0021453 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $250.00 John Carroll Slovensky 0021720 Stark OH $340.00 Mary Brigid McManamon 0021729 DE DE $370.00 Jerome Charles Randolph 0021808 DC DC $190.00 Jacqueline Leigh McNamara 0022162 Delaware OH Franklin OH $460.00 Patrick Thomas Ryan 0022478 Lake OH Lake OH $100.00 Ronald Elsworth Reichard 0022528 Miami OH Miami OH $750.00 Joseph Henry Willis 0022835 MI MI $250.00 Thomas Henry Vogtsberger 0023305 Wood OH Wood OH $590.00 Gust Peter Niarchos II 0023695 Stark OH Stark OH $460.00 Thomas Joseph Ramsey 0024827 $610.00 John Liston Sayler 0025452 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $600.00 Terrence Robert Rudes 0025551 Ottawa OH Ottawa OH $250.00 Branka Ann Snajdar-Mismas 0025570 Lake OH Lake OH $390.00 Robert Karl Friedrich Mann 0025788 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $160.00 Edward Small 0025836 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $540.00 Richard Joseph Marco Jr. 0026039 Medina OH Medina OH $150.00 Richard Slavin 0027903 CT CT $100.00 Reginald Harrison Morton 0027935 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Catherine Ella Rappoport 0028019 FL FL $610.00 Paul Stephen Turner 0028531 IL IL $750.00 Joaquin Bernard Siler 0028759 DC DC $100.00 Robert John Pioli 0029569 Franklin OH Franklin OH $640.00 Steven Lewis Paulson 0030044 Summit OH Summit OH $60.00 Bennett Howard Speyer 0030488 Lucas OH Lucas OH $150.00 Constance de Mattia Potter 0030503 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 Billie Warren Chai 0030586 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $360.00 3 David Robert Mietty 0030840 MI MI $150.00 John Lee Satterfield III 0030891 Summit OH Summit OH $750.00 John Patrick Rice Jr. 0031245 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $490.00 Patricia Diane Kitchens Young 0031429 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Gary Alan McGee 0031834 Butler OH Butler OH $150.00 Ronald Eugene Stocker 0031941 Stark OH Crawford OH $700.00 Stanley Eugene Tolliver Sr. 0031969 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $460.00 David Woodward Pfeiffer 0032141 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 Frederick Metz Shepperd 0032388 Carroll OH Tuscarawas OH $165.00 Paul Henry Tobias 0032415 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $100.00 Thomas Schmelzer 0032560 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $340.00 Janice Holman Robinson 0032807 Summit OH Summit OH $600.00 William Jared Monroe 0032861 Montgomery OH Montgomery OH $150.00 Jeffrey David Swartz 0032976 FL FL $750.00 Elske Lenora van Praag 0033478 $720.00 Joel Sidney Treuhaft 0033556 FL FL $340.00 Ronald Sol Mlotek 0033904 DC DC $490.00 Kathryn Puckett 0034166 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Martin Laurence Stone 0034511 CA CA $460.00 Gilbert Robert Rucker III 0034535 Trumbull OH Trumbull OH $100.00 Christopher James McCauley 0034632 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $600.00 Daniel Joseph Wood 0037632 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $400.00 William Bruce Nye 0037663 Summit OH Summit OH $150.00 Katharine Anne Van Tassel 0037686 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $660.00 Andrew Lee Talton Jr. 0037828 CA CA $750.00 George David Van Epps 0038273 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 David Alexander McGowan 0038905 PA PA $100.00 Timothy Patrick Riordan 0039128 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $55.00 Mark Lewis Mussig 0039323 Cuyahoga OH Summit OH $330.00 Melody Dawn Overton 0039519 Fairfield OH $750.00 Michael Douglas Triplett 0040172 KY KY $150.00 Candace Serafini McGraw 0040363 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $640.00 Brian Francis McNamee 0040494 Cuyahoga OH Lorain OH $150.00 Michael David Weikle 0040876 MI Cuyahoga OH $100.00 Diane Yvette Politi 0041059 Trumbull OH Mahoning OH $600.00 Ron Owen Nisch 0041614 Ottawa OH Lucas OH $440.00 Joseph Allen Sims 0041736 CT MA $250.00 Mary Ellen Morgan 0042047 Franklin OH Franklin OH $750.00 Jon Alan Trimboli 0042225 Lake OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 John William Payton Jr. 0043102 $150.00 Jeffrey Alan Perlmuter 0043115 Cuyahoga OH Franklin OH $250.00 Robert Colville Mitchell 0043742 Licking OH Franklin OH $150.00 Michael Solomon Weiss 0046273 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $55.00 Thomas Matthew Vasvari 0046614 FL FL $150.00 Peter Mark Poulos 0047210 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $55.00 Keith William Peluchette 0047584 Belmont OH Belmont OH $750.00 4 Ronald Eugene Prater 0051448 Franklin OH Franklin OH $150.00 Daniel Howard Sanders 0052077 WI WI $250.00 Lynne Pepi Pietz 0052254 Montgomery OH Montgomery OH $150.00 Ayana Lavette Sloan 0052744 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $70.00 Carolyn D. Peterson 0054081 Franklin OH Franklin OH $210.00 Scott Kenneth McPeek 0055245 FL $700.00 Karin Schupp Shinego 0056261 FL RI $700.00 Mary Elizabeth Webster 0056287 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Douglas Stephen Tripp 0058362 Butler OH Hamilton OH $350.00 Patrick Lynn McKinney 0058443 Stark OH Stark OH $460.00 Linda Kay Williams-Fleming 0058532 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Scott Adam Mittman 0058641 Franklin OH Franklin OH $340.00 Kara Ann Morgan 0059356 Franklin OH Franklin OH $55.00 Elizabeth Ruth McGuire 0059566 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Michelle Lyn McGehee 0059903 KY $750.00 John Dudley Stuber 0059928 MS MS $190.00 Voorhees Scott Macom 0060023 NJ NJ $750.00 Daniel Tomassetti 0060070 Belmont OH WV $100.00 William Joseph Reynolds 0061242 Clermont OH Clermont OH $750.00 Jeffrey Charles Pettys 0061318 Franklin OH Franklin OH $250.00 Robert Charles Schwieterman 0061353 Butler OH $250.00 Robert Frank Whitmer 0061517 Summit OH Summit OH $750.00 Robert Sinclair 0061907 Lake OH Lake OH $520.00 Christopher Philip Zuzolo 0061957 Trumbull OH Trumbull OH $150.00 Dean Edward Weaver 0062145 Wood OH Wood OH $460.00 Seth Thomas Reichenbach 0062164 Franklin OH Franklin OH $100.00 Neal Allen May 0062317 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 Michael Andrew Sakmar 0062443 Mahoning OH Mahoning OH $60.00 Brian Terrell Robinson 0062487 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $400.00 David Eric Rogers 0062578 AZ AZ $310.00 Egdilio John Morales 0062979 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $370.00 Daniel Scott Sullivan 0063034 Cuyahoga OH AK $610.00 Sherry Lee Neal 0063220 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $250.00 Michael Peter Mayer 0063573 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $600.00 Sherri Ann Chavez 0064164 Lorain OH $750.00 Scott Thomas Piering 0064544 IL IL $680.00 Scott R. Ryan 0064666 WA WA $460.00 Michelle Regina Slack 0064673 DC DC $250.00 Eric Dale Wallenbrock 0065213 $100.00 Judith Carol Wheeler 0066019 FL $150.00 Harry Johann Cummings Wittbrod 0066021 Summit OH Summit OH $315.00 Timothy Anderson Magee 0066023 Hancock OH Hancock OH $100.00 Timothy James Toth 0066035 Cuyahoga OH Montgomery OH $80.00 William Lowell Mundy 0066163 Lawrence OH WV $250.00 Robert John Moderalli 0066755 Mahoning OH Mahoning OH $600.00 5 Carole Diane McCallister 0067119 Franklin OH Franklin OH $210.00 Joni Elizabeth Statzer 0067179 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 Cynthia Arndt Trivette 0067195 Richland OH $700.00 John E. Polley 0067434 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Kevin Thomas Toohig 0067447 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $165.00 Jeffrey Hile Weir, II 0067470 Lorain OH Lorain OH $205.00 Donna Sue Rose 0067517 KY KY $750.00 Kevin Wayne Rumes 0067764 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $410.00 Bernard Sanford Marshall, Jr. 0067838 Warren OH Warren OH $700.00 Stephen John Weyer 0068750 VA VA $250.00 Thomas Clark Squires 0068789 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $490.00 Robert Earl Roberts 0069048 IN IN $350.00 Lee William Mozakis 0069105 Licking OH Franklin OH $250.00 Gary Duane McCleese 0069171 Pike OH Ross OH $215.00 Gregory Scott Patterson 0069939 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $680.00 David Theodore Movius 0070132 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $250.00 Susan A Manardo 0070367 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $590.00 Michelle Lyn Tolle 0070534 MS MS $220.00 Molly Ann Rice 0070621 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Neil Kumar Sethi 0070623 Franklin OH Franklin OH $150.00 Ronald C. Wernette, Jr 0070699 MI MI $100.00 John Thomas Pion 0070722 PA PA $150.00 David Martin Thompson 0070768 KY KY $550.00 John E. Steiner, Jr. 0070796 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $100.00 Timothy Wayne Scott 0070919 Franklin OH $750.00 James Richard Scott 0071082 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 Erin Geralyn Rosen 0071156 Summit OH Summit OH $150.00 Mark Alan Sams 0071198 Columbiana OH $150.00 Jeremy Joseph Sharp 0071494 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $55.00 William Shane McCarthy 0071513 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Tanya Felecia Miller 0071521 NY NY $600.00 Geoffrey Strong Silver 0071526 Franklin OH Franklin OH $530.00 Michael Anthony Ross 0071545 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $660.00 Eric Edward Norton 0071563 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $700.00 Ruth Ellen Merrill 0071634 Franklin OH $750.00 David Andrew Pepper 0071739 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $55.00 Craig William Saunders 0071865 Greene OH Greene OH $150.00 Kevin James McGlinch 0071870 Franklin OH $490.00 Lori Ann McDermond 0072111 KY Montgomery OH $100.00 Thomas Benjamin Pyle 0072536 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $100.00 Matthew Karoly Ujvagi 0072848 Lucas OH Lucas OH $400.00 Steven Wayne Sebastian 0072959 KY Hamilton OH $250.00 Volney Edward McFarlin, III 0073113 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $490.00 Donald Joseph Trybus 0074487 MI MI $370.00 Meghan Fawcett Wise 0074580 PA PA $150.00 6 [Cite as 12/05/2003 Case Announcements, 2003-Ohio-6494.] In re Report of the Commission : on Continuing Legal Education. : : [Attorney Name] : O R D E R (#[Registration Number]), : Respondent. : This matter originated in this Court on the filing of a report by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education (the "Commission") pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (A)(1)(b) and Div. (A)(2)(d). The Commission recommended the imposition of sanctions against certain attorneys and judges, including the above-named respondent, for failure to comply with the applicable continuing legal education provisions of Gov. Bar R. X and Gov. Jud. R. IV, for the 2001-2002 reporting period. On October 1, 2003, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (B)(1), this Court issued to the respondent an order to show cause why the Commission's recommendation should not be adopted and an order so entered against the respondent. Respondent filed no objections to the Commission's recommendation and this cause was considered by the Court. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED by the Court that the recommendation of the Commission is adopted and, within 30 days of the date of this order, respondent shall pay to the Commission on Continuing Legal Education, by certified check, official check, or money order, a sanction fee which is hereby imposed in the total amount of $[ ]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall record the respondent's status on the roll of attorneys as "NOT IN GOOD STANDING" until such time as the respondent has complied with this Order but that this Order shall not be considered a disciplinary order pursuant to Gov. Bar R. V or Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. H. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission shall notify the Clerk of the Court when payment of the imposed sanction has been made by respondent. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED by the Court that the Clerk shall send this order by certified mail to the respondent at the business address registered with the Attorney Registration Section under Gov. Bar R. VI; that, if this order is returned as undeliverable or unclaimed, the Clerk shall resend it by regular mail to the respondent at the residence address registered with the Attorney Registration Section; and that service of this order in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed effective service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, payment of the sanction notwithstanding, respondent shall comply with the requirements imposed by Gov. Bar R. X for the 2001-2002 reporting period. See CLE Reg. 503.04. Residence Employer Sanction Attorney Name Registration # County State County State Amount Kevin Charles Speed 0073678 NV NV $150.00 Benjamin Stuart Friedman 0074348 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $150.00 In re Report of the Commission : on Continuing Legal Education. : : O R D E R [Attorney Name] : [Filed December 5, 2003] (#[Registration Number]), : Respondent. : This matter originated in this Court on the filing of a report by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education (the "Commission") pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (A)(1)(b) and Div. (A)(2)(d). The Commission recommended the imposition of sanctions against certain attorneys and judges, including the above-named respondent, for failure to comply with the application continuing legal education provisions of Gov. Bar R. X and Gov. Jud. R. IV for the 2001-2002 reporting period. The Commission's report recommended imposition of a sanction against the respondent in the total amount of $[ ] for noncompliance in the 2001-2002 reporting period. Furthermore, the Commission's report recommended that the respondent be suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 5, Div. (A)(4) for violation of Gov. Bar R. X for the third consecutive reporting period, and for continuous and ongoing noncompliance with Gov. Bar R. X during the last three reporting periods. On September 24, 2003, this Court issued to the respondent an order to show cause why the Commission's recommendation should not be adopted and an order so entered against the respondent. Respondent filed no objections to the Commission's recommendation and this cause was considered by the Court. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED by the Court that the recommendation of the Commission is adopted and respondent, [Attorney Name], is immediately suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (B)(3), and Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 5, Div. (A)(4), until respondent is reinstated by order of this Court pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 30 days of the date of this order, respondent shall pay to the Commission on Continuing Legal Education, by certified check, official check or money order, a sanction fee which is hereby imposed in the total amount of $[ ]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, payment of the sanction fee notwithstanding, respondent shall comply with the requirements imposed by Gov. Bar R. X for the 2001-2002 reporting period. See CLE Reg. 503.4. 8 12-05-03 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent immediately cease and desist from the practice of law in any form and is hereby forbidden to appear on behalf of another before any court, judge, commission, board, administrative agency or other public authority. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent is hereby forbidden to counsel or advise or prepare legal documents for others or in any manner perform such services. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent is hereby divested of each, any and all of the rights, privileges and prerogatives customarily accorded to a member in good standing of the legal profession of Ohio. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent surrender forthwith respondent's attorney registration card to the Clerk of this Court on or before 30 days from the date of this order, and that respondent's name be stricken from the roll of attorneys maintained by this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3 (G), respondent shall complete one credit hour of continuing legal education for each month, or portion of a month, of the suspension. As part of the total credit hours of continuing legal education required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3 (G), respondent shall complete one credit hour of instruction related to professional conduct required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3 (A) (1), for each six months, or portion of six months, of the suspension. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall not be reinstated to the practice of law in Ohio until (1) respondent complies with the requirements for reinstatement set forth in Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 7; (2) respondent complies with the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio; (3) respondent complies with this and all other orders of the Court; and (4) this Court orders respondent reinstated. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 30 days of the date of this order, respondent shall: 1. Notify all clients being represented in pending matters and any co-counsel of respondent's suspension and consequent disqualification to act as an attorney after the effective date of this order and, in the absence of co-counsel, also notify the clients to seek legal service elsewhere, calling attention to any urgency in seeking the substitution of another attorney in respondent's place; 2. Regardless of any fees or expenses due respondent, deliver to all clients being represented in pending matters any papers or other property pertaining to the client, or notify the clients or co- counsel, if any, of a suitable time and place where the papers or other property may be obtained, calling attention to any urgency for obtaining such papers or other property; 3. Refund any part of any fees or expenses paid in advance that are unearned or not paid, and account for any trust money or property in the possession or control of respondent; 4. Notify opposing counsel in pending litigation or, in the absence of counsel, the adverse parties, of respondent's disqualification after the effective date of this order, and file a notice of 9 12-05-03 disqualification of respondent with the court or agency before which the litigation is pending for inclusion in the respective file or files; 5. Send all notices required by this order by certified mail with a return address where communications may thereafter be directed to respondent; 6. File with the Clerk of this Court and the Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court an affidavit showing compliance with this order, showing proof of service of notices required herein, and setting forth the address where the affiant may receive communications; and 7. Retain and maintain a record of the various steps taken by respondent pursuant to this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall keep the Clerk of this Court and the Disciplinary Counsel advised of any change of address where respondent may receive communications. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, sua sponte, that all documents filed with this Court in this case shall meet the filing requirements set forth in the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, including requirements as to form, number, and timeliness of filings. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED by the Court that the Clerk shall send this order by certified mail to the respondent at the business address registered with the Attorney Registration Section under Gov. Bar R. VI; that, if this order is returned as undeliverable or unclaimed, the Clerk shall resend it by regular mail to the respondent at the residence address registered with the Attorney Registration Section; and that service of this order in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed effective service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (H), the Clerk of this court send certified copies of this order to those persons or organizations named in Gov. Bar R. V, Sec. 8, Div.(D)(1), and that publication be made as required under Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (H). Residence Employer Sanction Attorney Name Registration # County State County State Amount William Michael Shay 0002823 Franklin OH Franklin OH $150.00 Edda Sara Post 0009652 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 John Robert Whitmore 0029894 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Frances Lynne Sheard 0030445 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Thomas Lawrence Whiteside 0030900 TN TN $750.00 Mary Louise Marks 0030939 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Dana Reid Martino 0032641 Montgomery OH Montgomery OH $850.00 Steven Lewis Schoonover 0033082 LA LA $750.00 Mark Robert Warfield 0040052 NJ NJ $750.00 Donald Cameron Mitchell II 0040985 Clermont OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Valerie Vlahos 0042598 Lorain OH IL $750.00 David Jacob Rzepka 0052154 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $420.00 Gary Peter Schmidt 0052593 IL IL $750.00 Alan Joseph Smith 0053060 Lorain OH $410.00 Mark William Sotak 0055584 Franklin OH Franklin OH $750.00 10 12-05-03 Barbara Joan Morsa 0059849 Montgomery OH Hamilton OH $250.00 James Joseph Paterson 0062320 Lorain OH Lorain OH $750.00 Jay Mitchell Moreland 0066281 Franklin OH Franklin OH $750.00 Mark Mariotti 0067608 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Christopher Thomas Travis 0067699 Warren OH Warren OH $640.00 In re Report of the Commission : on Continuing Legal Education. : : [Attorney Name] : O R D E R (#[Registration Number]), : Respondent. : This matter originated in this Court on the filing of a report by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education (the "Commission") pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (A)(1)(b) and Div. (A)(2)(d). The Commission recommended the imposition of sanctions against certain attorneys and judges, including the above-named respondent, for failure to comply with the applicable continuing legal education provisions of Gov. Bar R. X and Gov. Jud. R. IV for the 2001-2002 reporting period. The Commission's report recommended imposition of a sanction against the respondent in the total amount of $[ ] for noncompliance in the 2001-2002 reporting period. Furthermore, the Commission's report recommended that the respondent be suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 5, Div. (A)(4), for failure to pay a previous court ordered sanction for noncompliance in a previous reporting period in addition to noncompliance in the 2001-2002 reporting period. On September 24, 2003, this Court issued to the respondent an order to show cause why the Commission's recommendation should not be adopted and an order so entered against the respondent. Respondent filed no objections to the Commission's recommendation and this cause was considered by the Court. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED by the Court that the recommendation of the Commission is adopted and respondent, [Attorney Name], is immediately suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (B)(3), and Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 5, Div. (A)(4), until respondent is reinstated by order of this Court pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 30 days of the date of this order, respondent shall pay to the Commission on Continuing Legal Education, by certified check, official check or money order, a sanction fee which is hereby imposed in the total amount of $[ ]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, payment of the sanction fee notwithstanding, respondent shall comply with the requirements imposed by Gov. Bar R. X for the 2001-2002 reporting period. See CLE Reg. 503.4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent immediately cease and desist from the practice of law in any form and is hereby forbidden to appear on behalf of another before any court, judge, commission, board, administrative agency or other public authority. 11 12-05-03 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent is hereby forbidden to counsel or advise or prepare legal documents for others or in any manner perform such services. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent is hereby divested of each, any and all of the rights, privileges and prerogatives customarily accorded to a member in good standing of the legal profession of Ohio. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent surrender forthwith respondent's attorney registration card to the Clerk of this Court on or before 30 days from the date of this order, and that respondent's name be stricken from the roll of attorneys maintained by this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3 (G), respondent shall complete one credit hour of continuing legal education for each month, or portion of a month, of the suspension. As part of the total credit hours of continuing legal education required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3 (G), respondent shall complete one credit hour of instruction related to professional conduct required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3 (A) (1), for each six months, or portion of six months, of the suspension. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall not be reinstated to the practice of law in Ohio until (1) respondent complies with the requirements for reinstatement set forth in Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 7; (2) respondent complies with the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio; (3) respondent complies with this and all other orders of the Court; and (4) this Court orders respondent reinstated. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, within 30 days of the date of this order, respondent shall: 1. Notify all clients being represented in pending matters and any co-counsel of respondent's suspension and consequent disqualification to act as an attorney after the effective date of this order and, in the absence of co-counsel, also notify the clients to seek legal service elsewhere, calling attention to any urgency in seeking the substitution of another attorney in respondent's place; 2. Regardless of any fees or expenses due respondent, deliver to all clients being represented in pending matters any papers or other property pertaining to the client, or notify the clients or co- counsel, if any, of a suitable time and place where the papers or other property may be obtained, calling attention to any urgency for obtaining such papers or other property; 3. Refund any part of any fees or expenses paid in advance that are unearned or not paid, and account for any trust money or property in the possession or control of respondent; 4. Notify opposing counsel in pending litigation or, in the absence of counsel, the adverse parties, of respondent's disqualification after the effective date of this order, and file a notice of disqualification of respondent with the court or agency before which the litigation is pending for inclusion in the respective file or files; 5. Send all notices required by this order by certified mail with a return address where communications may thereafter be directed to respondent; 12 12-05-03 6. File with the Clerk of this Court and the Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court an affidavit showing compliance with this order, showing proof of service of notices required herein, and setting forth the address where the affiant may receive communications; and 7. Retain and maintain a record of the various steps taken by respondent pursuant to this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that respondent shall keep the Clerk of this Court and the Disciplinary Counsel advised of any change of address where respondent may receive communications. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, sua sponte, that all documents filed with this Court in this case shall meet the filing requirements set forth in the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, including requirements as to form, number, and timeliness of filings. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED by the Court that the Clerk shall send this order by certified mail to the respondent at the business address registered with the Attorney Registration Section under Gov. Bar R. VI; that, if this order is returned as undeliverable or unclaimed, the Clerk shall resend it by regular mail to the respondent at the residence address registered with the Attorney Registration Section; and that service of this order in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed effective service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (H), the Clerk of this Court send certified copies of this order to those persons or organizations named in Gov. Bar R. V, Sec. 8, Div.(D)(1), and that publication be made as required under Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 6, Div. (H). Residence Employer Sanction Attorney Name Registration # County State County State Amount William Randolph Moore Jr. 0007222 Summit OH $750.00 David Julius Van Oss 0010009 NJ NJ $750.00 Cemon Donald Morris 0015564 Summit OH Summit OH $750.00 Lance Todd Platt 0016095 IA $600.00 Richard William Stuhr 0020232 Franklin OH Franklin OH $520.00 Joan Louise Pakalnis Turner 0020432 Mahoning OH Mahoning OH $300.00 Janet Stakel Wanser 0020566 VT $750.00 Philip Charles Scharfy 0021662 Lucas OH Lucas OH $750.00 John Howard Walker 0029671 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Paul Laurance Yde 0030280 MD DC $750.00 Robert Lee Trierweiler 0030371 IN IN $750.00 Stanford Stevenson Smith 0030754 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $600.00 Kurt Reynolds Portmann 0032384 Montgomery OH Montgomery OH $750.00 Keith Michael Minkin 0034036 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Joseph Norman Williams 0037392 Morgan OH $750.00 Sheila Raye Woods 0038025 IL IL $750.00 Edward Donald Stanley 0040005 Licking OH Franklin OH $750.00 Mark Joseph Squeo 0041259 Franklin OH Franklin OH $750.00 Thomas Nelson Tromey 0041749 VA VA $750.00 William Jennings Miller 0050378 Franklin OH Franklin OH $750.00 13 12-05-03 Craig Erwin Miller 0058315 Summit OH Summit OH $750.00 Toni Alice Marcheskie 0058483 Trumbull OH Trumbull OH $240.00 Michael William McArdle 0058577 FL FL $750.00 Michael Anthony Ross 0061243 Lorain OH Lorain OH $205.00 Ronald Howard Sebree 0063210 Butler OH Montgomery OH $750.00 Michael Douglas McDonald 0063280 Franklin OH Franklin OH $750.00 Darlene Sue Rea 0064426 Columbiana OH Columbiana OH $150.00 Steven Mark Nelson 0064863 Richland OH Licking OH $750.00 John Hall Raleigh 0065411 Cuyahoga OH Cuyahoga OH $750.00 Paul Marion Weaver, III 0067277 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $750.00 Jeffrey Allan Miller 0068815 Hamilton OH Hamilton OH $350.00 John McKinley Winans 0070809 KY KY $750.00 Barbara Lorraine Silver-Smith 0072186 NC NC $750.00 14 12-05-03 |
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