Case Name: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1998-05-06
Citations: 81 Ohio St. 3d 596
Docket Number: No. 97-2646
Parties: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 81
Pages: 596–598

Head Matter:
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington.
[Cite as Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 596.]
(No. 97-2646
Submitted February 18, 1998
Decided May 6, 1998.)
Jonathan E. Coughlan, Disciplinary Counsel, and Stacy M. Solochek, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
In June 1997, we suspended respondent for six months for accepting employment in an indigent appeal in 1994, never pursuing the appeal, and then attempting to assign the case without court approval to a drug-impaired attorney who was not licensed in Ohio. Disciplinary Counsel v. Washington (1997), 78 Ohio St.3d 541, 679 N.E.2d 271. The facts of this case reflect respondent's continued neglect of client matters. We adopt the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the board. Respondent is hereby indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs are taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur but would also require respondent to repay fees and make restitution, plus interest.