Case Name: Butler County Bar Association v. Derivan
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1998-04-01
Citations: 81 Ohio St. 3d 300
Docket Number: No. 97-2259
Parties: Butler County Bar Association v. Derivan.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 81
Pages: 300–302

Head Matter:
Butler County Bar Association v. Derivan.
[Cite as Butler Cty. Bar Assn. v. Derivan (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 300.]
(No. 97-2259
Submitted January 14, 1998
Decided April 1, 1998.)
Michael T. Gmoser and Gregory K. Pratt, for relator.
Frank J. Schiavone, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We have reviewed the record and adopt the findings and conclusions of the board. However, we believe a more severe sanction is warranted. This case involves more than respondent's negligence in failing to file a case within the appropriate statute of limitations. Respondent deliberately manufactured a document to exonerate himself and presented it as genuine in a formal disciplinary proceeding. Respondent is hereby suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for six months. Costs taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.