Case Name: Dayton Bar Association v. Millonig
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1999-01-20
Citations: 84 Ohio St. 3d 403
Docket Number: No. 98-1798
Parties: Dayton Bar Association v. Millonig.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 84
Pages: 403–405

Head Matter:
Dayton Bar Association v. Millonig.
[Cite as Dayton Bar Assn. v. Millonig (1999), 84 Ohio St.3d 403.]
(No. 98-1798
Submitted October 28, 1998
Decided January 20, 1999.)
Casper & Casper and Patrick W. Allen, for relator.
Arthur F. Millonig, Jr., pro se.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We adopt the findings of the board and its conclusion that respondent violated DR 1-102(A)(4) by failing to file the tax returns.
Because respondent was originally charged with a violation of DR 1-102(A)(4) and had notice and an opportunity to make his defense, relator's subsequent withdrawal of the charge did not preclude the panel and the board from finding that respondent's stipulated misconduct violated this Disciplinary Rule. We consequently distinguish Disciplinary Counsel v. Simecek (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 320, 699 N.E.2d 933, in which we held that after the record was closed, the board could not find disciplinary violations that were not originally charged.
We also agree with the board regarding the appropriate sanction. Unlike Disciplinary Counsel v. Fowerbaugh (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 187, 190-191, 658 N.E.2d 237, 240, where we held that a violation of DR 1-102(A)(4) requires an actual suspension from the practice of law, there is no evidence in this case that respondent ever lied to his clients or any court. Accordingly, respondent is hereby publicly reprimanded. Costs taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., dissent.