Nearly $9 million in fees collected from lawyers, including registration fees, supported attorney services programs in Ohio during the last fiscal year.

The figure comes from the Ohio Supreme Court Attorney Services Fund 2017 annual report published today.  Attorney registration, late registration, reinstatement fees, and other sources outlined are in the Rules for the Government of the Bar.

The Supreme Court allocated $9.6 million from the fund at the beginning of the fiscal year 2017, July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

Expenditures included:

• $5.4 million (or 60% of the total) for disciplinary-related activity, including $686,475 for operation costs at the Board of Professional Conduct and $2.8 million to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
• $1.4 million to the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Trust Fund used to compensate client victims of dishonest attorneys.
• $653,995 for the Supreme Court Office of Attorney Services that oversees the delivery of services to Ohio attorneys and assists the Court in the exercise of its constitutional duty to regulate the practice of law.

Grants totaling more than $1 million were also provided to the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation to support legal services for low-income Ohioans, and to the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program to provide intervention services to lawyers, judges, and law students who suffer from alcoholism, substance abuse, or mental illness.

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