The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct today announced the certification of 16 new cases for formal disciplinary proceedings.

Certified complaints have been sent to respondents, who have been directed to file answers to allegations. Once answers are received, each case will be assigned to a three-member hearing panel of the Board, and the hearing panel will conduct further proceedings in the case. If a respondent does not answer the allegations, the respondent’s failure to answer will be certified to the Supreme Court, which may suspend the respondent’s license to practice law.

Typically, a public hearing is scheduled within four to six months after the case is assigned to a hearing panel. Consult the hearing schedule on the board’s website for a monthly list of board hearings.

If the BPC finds that a lawyer or judge has engaged in professional misconduct and recommends a sanction, the board will file a report with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is responsible for reviewing the board report and case record and imposing discipline.

To access additional case information, click on the case number below.

Disciplinary Counsel v. Gregory Joseph Moore
Case No. 2017-057
Respondent’s counsel: Peter T. Cahoon, Akron

Columbus Bar Association v. Stephen Wallace Barns
Case No. 2017-058
Respondent’s counsel: None

Toledo Bar Association v. Joan M. Crosser
Case No. 2017-059
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Brian Joseph Halligan
Case No. 2017-060
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Hon. Amelia Angela Salerno
Case No. 2017-061
Respondent’s counsel: George D. Jonson, Cincinnati

Disciplinary Counsel v. Marla R. Holben
Case No. 2017-062
Respondent’s counsel: George D. Jonson, Cincinnati

Disciplinary Counsel v. Beverly J. Corner
Case No. 2017-063
Respondent’s counsel: Geoffrey L. Oglesby, Sandusky

Disciplinary Counsel v. Alberto Nestico
Case No. 2017-064
Respondent’s counsel: Jonathan E. Coughlan, Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. Howard Alan Dunn
Case No. 2017-065
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Jonathan Hull
Case No. 2017-066
Respondent’s counsel: None

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Rebecca Jo Austin
Case No. 2017-067
Respondent’s counsel: None

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Richard Earl Hackerd
Case No. 2017-068
Respondent’s counsel: Monica A. Sansalone, Cleveland

Disciplinary Counsel v. Timothy Eugene Potts
Case No. 2017-069
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Thomas Charles Holmes and Ashleigh Brie Kerr
Case No. 2017-070
Respondent’s counsel: George D. Jonson, Cincinnati (for Respondent-Kerr);
Jonathan E. Coughlan, Columbus (for Respondent-Holmes)

Disciplinary Counsel v. Benjamin Joltin
Case No. 2017-071
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Leah Traci McCray
Case No. 2017-072
Respondent’s counsel: None