The Board of Professional Conduct today announced it has filed the following reports and recommendations for disciplinary cases involving attorneys and judges charged with professional misconduct with the Ohio Supreme Court.

Except in consent-to-discipline cases, the parties will have an opportunity to file objections to the board’s report and recommendation with the Supreme Court. If objections are filed, the case will be scheduled for oral argument. Oral argument is not scheduled in reinstatement cases, except upon order of the Court. In cases in which the board recommends acceptance of a consent-to-discipline agreement, no objections are permitted, and the case is submitted to the Court for consideration.

Additional information about each case, including the report and recommendation, may be obtained by clicking on the hyperlink for each case. Questions regarding pending cases should be directed to the Office of Public Information at 614.387.9250.

Cases on Report of the Board

Ashtabula County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Ronnie Michael Tamburrino
Case No. 2016-0858
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension, six months stayed

Columbiana County
Columbiana County Bar Association v. Virginia Mary Barborak
Case No. 2016-0853
Recommended sanction: Indefinite suspension

Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Matthew Joseph King
Case No. 2016-0845
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed

Franklin County
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Kenneth Ronald Donchatz
Case No. 2016-0859
Recommended sanction: Two-year suspension, six months stayed

Lucas County
Toledo Bar Association v. Joan M. Crosser
Case No. 2016-0855
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension, stayed

Mahoning County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Charles Gary Mickens
Case No. 2016-0852
Recommended sanction: Public reprimand

Perry County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Steven Powell Schnittke
Case No. 2016-0861
Recommended sanction: Public reprimand

Stark County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Hon. Edward Joseph Elum
Case No. 2016-0848
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension, stayed

Summit County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Timothy Harman Champion
Case No. 2016-0851
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension, stayed

Consent-to-Discipline Cases

Franklin County
Disciplinary Counsel v. William Henry Truax Jr.
Case No. 2016-0856
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed

Disciplinary Counsel v. Arthur Arould Ames
Case No. 2016-0857
Recommended sanction: Two-year suspension, six months stayed

Geauga County
Geauga County Bar Association v. Carly L. Snavely
Case No. 2016-0854
Recommended sanction: Two-year suspension, 18 months stayed