Title: Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Jones

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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Cleveland Bar Association v. Jones.                                              
[Cite as Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Jones (1994),     Ohio St.3d                     
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Attorneys at law -- Misconduct -- Suspended one-year suspension                  
     with conditions revoked and respondent attorney suspended                   
     from the practice of law for time remaining in one-year                     
     suspension when respondent attorney is unable to comply                     
     with conditions.                                                            
     (No. 93-1773 -- Submitted March 29k, 1994 -- Decided May                    
18, 1994.)                                                                       
     On Report by Relator Regarding Monitoring of Respondent.                    
     Pursuant to our order in Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Jones                       
(1993), 68 Ohio St.3d 89, 623 N.E.2d 1181, respondent, Willie                    
K. Jones of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0031440,                  
was suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for one year due                  
to professional misconduct; however, the imposition of this                      
suspension was stayed on various conditions to be met within                     
three months.  Relator, the Cleveland Bar Association, has                       
advised us that respondent has been unable to comply with these                  
conditions and has agreed to revocation of the stay and                          
imposition of the suspension for the rest of the one-year                        
period.  Accordingly, the stay of respondent's suspension is                     
hereby revoked, and respondent is suspended from the practice                    
of law in Ohio for the time remaining in the one-year                            
suspension.  Furthermore, respondent's reinstatement to the                      
practice of law is hereby made subject to his compliance with                    
the conditions previously ordered.                                               
                                    Judgment accordingly.                        
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Wright, Resnick and F.E.                         
Sweeney, JJ., concur.                                                            
     Douglas and Pfeifer, JJ., dissent.                                          
     Douglas, J., dissenting.     I respectfully dissent.  I                     
would continue the stay of respondent's suspension during his                    
continued good behavior.                                                         
     Pfeifer, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.