From left: Robert V. Morris and Leo Spellacy.

From left: Robert V. Morris and Leo Spellacy.

The Ohio Supreme Court board that investigates the unauthorized practice of law has elected its 2015 leadership.

Robert V. Morris II, a magistrate at the Franklin County Probate Court, will serve as chair and Leo Spellacy Jr., a partner at Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP in Cleveland, has been elected vice chair.  Morris served as vice chair this year.

Member Scott Potter will leave the board on December 31 after serving two terms.

Established by Rule VII of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, the board consists of 13 members who are appointed to three-year terms by the Supreme Court. The board conducts hearings, preserves the record, and makes findings and recommendations to the Supreme Court in cases involving the alleged unauthorized practice of law.

The board is also authorized to issue informal nonbinding advisory opinions on matters concerning the unauthorized practice of law.