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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
Greetings all. I am an experienced litigant with a quandary that I'm certain is commonplace. An attorney complaint was submitted to the Ohio Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel as well as the Bar Association to which the attorney at issue belongs. The bar did not conduct an investigation due to the Disciplinary Counsel's involvement.
In short, the attorney committed numerous ethics violations during the course of representing the client in a Section 1983 civil rights action, and summary judgment was ultimately granted to the defendants, which never should have happened. The complaint submitted against the attorney is among the most well-articulated I've ever seen and clearly spells out the actions/inactions of the attorney while citing to the specific statutory provisions in which he violated in each respective instance.
In the response to the "investigation" from the Disciplinary Counsel, not one single statutory provision was rebutted with any argument or evidence and the complaint was dismissed despite the obviousness of the violations committed by said attorney. Lawyers protecting lawyers.
Correspondence was next sent directly to Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor bringing the issue of the impropriety of her Disciplinary Counsel to her attention, but apparrently the letter was intercepted and responded to by a "director of public information," who (laughably) advised for the complainant to file an attorney grievance directly against the Disciplinary Counsel attorney(!). This clearly wouldn't be a waste of time and effort . . . and would surely achieve favorable results . . .
The original attorney at issue will soon come under fire in a legal malpractice action, regardless of the shelter provided him by Disciplinary Counel, but I'd like to gain some input as to the weight he'll be given concerning the fact that Disciplinary Counsel found no ethics violations. Also, what is the best course of action to ensure accountability of each attorney in this instance? Thanks in advance for your input.
Greetings all. I am an experienced litigant with a quandary that I'm certain is commonplace. An attorney complaint was submitted to the Ohio Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel as well as the Bar Association to which the attorney at issue belongs. The bar did not conduct an investigation due to the Disciplinary Counsel's involvement.
In short, the attorney committed numerous ethics violations during the course of representing the client in a Section 1983 civil rights action, and summary judgment was ultimately granted to the defendants, which never should have happened. The complaint submitted against the attorney is among the most well-articulated I've ever seen and clearly spells out the actions/inactions of the attorney while citing to the specific statutory provisions in which he violated in each respective instance.
In the response to the "investigation" from the Disciplinary Counsel, not one single statutory provision was rebutted with any argument or evidence and the complaint was dismissed despite the obviousness of the violations committed by said attorney. Lawyers protecting lawyers.
Correspondence was next sent directly to Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor bringing the issue of the impropriety of her Disciplinary Counsel to her attention, but apparrently the letter was intercepted and responded to by a "director of public information," who (laughably) advised for the complainant to file an attorney grievance directly against the Disciplinary Counsel attorney(!). This clearly wouldn't be a waste of time and effort . . . and would surely achieve favorable results . . .
The original attorney at issue will soon come under fire in a legal malpractice action, regardless of the shelter provided him by Disciplinary Counel, but I'd like to gain some input as to the weight he'll be given concerning the fact that Disciplinary Counsel found no ethics violations. Also, what is the best course of action to ensure accountability of each attorney in this instance? Thanks in advance for your input.