The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct today announced August disciplinary hearings involving attorneys and judges charged with professional misconduct. All hearings take place before a three-member panel of the Board and are open to the public.

Unless otherwise noted, all hearings begin at 10 a.m. Hearings may be continued for good cause at any time. Please contact the Board at 614.387.9370 to confirm that a hearing will proceed as scheduled or for more information about a case. Case documents can be obtained via the Board’s online case docket.

August 7 and 14
Reinstatement of William Stewart Slavens, Petitioner; Disciplinary Counsel, Relator
Case No. 1990-063
Respondent’s counsel: None
Hearing Location: Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, 65 S. Front St., West Hearing Room 104, Columbus

August 10 and 11
Columbus Bar Association v. John Joseph Okuley
Case No. 2017-017
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin E. Mathews, Jr., Columbus
Hearing Location: Moyer Judicial Center, South Hearing Room 106

August 21
Trumbull County Bar Association v. John Harold Large
Case No. 2016-045
Respondent’s counsel: Thomas J. Wilson, Youngstown
Hearing Location: Moyer Judicial Center, South Hearing Room 106

August 28
Reinstatement of Gerald Thomas Noel, Jr., Petitioner; Disciplinary Counsel, Relator
Case No. 2011-051
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin E. Mathews, Jr., Columbus
Hearing Location: Moyer Judicial Center, South Hearing Room 106

August 30
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Debbie Kay Horton
Case No. 2017-011
Respondent’s counsel: None
Hearing Location: Moyer Judicial Center, South Hearing Room 106

August 31
Disciplinary Counsel v. Jason Allan Sarver
Case No. 2017-015
Respondent’s counsel: None
Hearing Location: Moyer Judicial Center, South Hearing Room 106