In Fiscal Year 2012, the bulk of expenditures from the Ohio Supreme Court's Attorney Services Fund supported the attorney discipline process.

In Fiscal Year 2012, the bulk of expenditures from the Ohio Supreme Court's Attorney Services Fund supported the attorney discipline process.

Nearly 60 percent of the money expended from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Attorney Services Fund in Fiscal Year 2012 supported the attorney discipline process, according to an annual report published today.

In FY 2012, the fund expended $8.6 million. Of that total, nearly $5 million was dedicated for disciplinary-related expenses, including $2.5 million for the operations of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, $1.6 million in reimbursements for local bar association certified grievance committees, and $835,360 for the operations of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline.

Additional expenditures from the fund supported:

• The administration of the Attorney Services Division, which oversees the delivery of services to Ohio attorneys and assists the Supreme Court in the exercise of its constitutional duty to regulate the practice of law.
• The Clients’ Security Fund to compensate clients of unscrupulous attorneys.
• The Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions to publish attorney discipline legal notices in newspapers.

The fund also provides grants to two nonprofits that assist organizations who provide legal services for the poor and aid lawyers who are suffering from alcoholism, substance abuse, or mental illness.

View the complete report.

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