Board of Professional Conduct Files Disciplinary Case Reports and Recommendations with Supreme Court
The Board of Professional Conduct today announced it has filed the following reports and recommendations for disciplinary cases involving attorneys and judges charged with professional misconduct with the Ohio Supreme Court.
Except in consent-to-discipline cases, the parties will have an opportunity to file objections to the board’s report and recommendation with the Supreme Court. If objections are filed, the case will be scheduled for oral argument. Oral argument is not scheduled in reinstatement cases, except upon order of the Court. In cases in which the board recommends acceptance of a consent-to-discipline agreement, no objections are permitted, and the case is submitted to the Court for consideration.
Additional information about each case, including the report and recommendation, may be obtained by clicking on the hyperlink for each case. Questions regarding pending cases should be directed to the Office of Public Information at 614.387.9250.
Cases on Report of the Board
Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County Bar Association v. Thomas Christopher Brown
Case No. 2016-1147
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed
Cuyahoga County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Marc George Doumbas
Case No. 2016-1149
Recommended sanction: Indefinite Suspension
Delaware County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Amy Michelle Moore
Case No. 2016-1160
Recommended sanction: Public Reprimand
Hamilton County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Richard Lake Hiatt
Case No. 2015-0602
Recommended sanction: Two-year suspension, six months stayed
Lorain County
Lorain County Bar Association v. Patrick Charles Mackin
Case No. 2016-1148
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension
Medina County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Richard Barbera
Case No. 2016-1159
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension, stayed
Summit County
Akron Bar Association v. Holly Lynn Bednarski
Case No. 2015-0243
Recommended sanction: Two-year suspension, six months stayed
Reinstatement Case
Cuyahoga County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Joseph Patrick O’Malley
Case No. 2012-2070