The Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline has re-elected (from left) Wooster attorney David E. Tschantz as chairman and Cincinnati attorney Paul M. DeMarco as vice chairman for 2014.

The Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline has re-elected (from left) Wooster attorney David E. Tschantz as chairman and Cincinnati attorney Paul M. DeMarco as vice chairman for 2014.

Wooster attorney David E. Tschantz and Cincinnati attorney Paul M. De Marco will serve another year as chairman and vice chairman of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline after their re-election this week. Their one-year terms begin January 1, 2014.

Tschantz began his third, three-year term on the board in 2013. He served as vice chair in 2012 and as a member of one of the board’s two probable cause panels. In addition to his board service, Tschantz is vice president-claims, corporate counsel and director of the Wayne Insurance Group as well as director of the Pike Mutual Insurance Company. He earned his law degree from the University of Akron and his undergraduate degree from Kent State University.

De Marco, a partner in the Cincinnati law firm of Markovits, Stock & DeMarco LLC, will enter his seventh year on the board in 2014. He serves as chair of the board’s advisory opinion committee. De Marco is a graduate of the University of the Pacific law school and received his undergraduate degree from the College of Wooster.

The board is composed of 28 members, appointed by the Supreme Court, including four public members, seven active or retired judges, and 17 lawyers from throughout the state. The board conducts hearings and issues findings and recommendations to the Supreme Court on ethical misconduct complaints lodged against Ohio attorneys and judges. The board also engages in efforts to promote a greater understanding of and compliance with professional ethics standards.