The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline today announced the disciplinary hearings involving attorneys and judges charged with professional misconduct that are scheduled for August. All hearings take place before a three-member panel of the board and are open to the public.

Hearings may be continued for good cause at any time. Contact the board’s office at 614.387.9370 to confirm that a hearing will be held as scheduled or the Office of Public Information at 614.387.9250 for more information about a case. Upon request, case documents can be obtained via email.

July 31 & August 1
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Jason Richard Phillabaum, Respondent
Case No. 2014-021
Respondent’s address: 801 Sycamore Street, 5th Floor, Cincinnati
Respondent’s counsel: George Jonson and Lisa Zaring
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, 65 South Front Street, West Hearing Room 104, Columbus

August  1
Cincinnati Bar Association, Relator v. Rodger William Moore, Respondent
Case No. 2013-015
Respondent’s address: P.O. Box 176007, Fort Mitchell, KY
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin Mathews, Jr., Columbus
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Cincinnati Bar Association, 225 East Sixth Street, 2nd Floor, Cincinnati

August 7
Toledo Bar Association, Relator v. Robert Paul DeMarco, Respondent
Case No. 2014-009
Respondent’s address: 30505 Bainbridge Road, Suite 225, Solon
Respondent’s counsel: Richard Alkire, Independence
Hearing Time/Location: 9 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106

August 20 (Day 2)
Disciplinary, Relator v. Thomas John Simon, Respondent
Case No. 2014-013
Respondent’s address: P.O. Box 3048, Ashtabula
Respondent’s counsel: Richard Alkire and Dean Nieding, Independence
Hearing Time/Location: 8:30 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106