Case Name: Cuyahoga County Bar Association v. Griffin
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2000-11-15
Citations: 90 Ohio St. 3d 307
Docket Number: No. 00-835
Parties: Cuyahoga County Bar Association v. Griffin.
Judges: Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 90
Pages: 307–309

Head Matter:
Cuyahoga County Bar Association v. Griffin.
[Cite as Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Griffin (2000), 90 Ohio St.3d 307.]
(No. 00-835
Submitted July 6, 2000
Decided November 15, 2000.)
Robert J. Vecchio, Mary Ann O. Rini and Ellen S. Mandell, for relator.
Bernard Redfield, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We adopt the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the board. Respondent is hereby suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months, with all eighteen months of the suspension stayed, and respondent is placed on probation. During the eighteen months of probation, relator shall monitor respondent's law practice, and respondent shall establish and maintain a trust account for client funds. A violation of the conditions of probation may result in the revocation of probation and reinstatement of any stayed suspension. Gov.Bar R. V(9)(E). Costs are taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Moyer, C.J., and Lundberg Stratton, J., dissent.
Cook, J., dissents.