Case Name: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kinane
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1999-11-10
Citations: 87 Ohio St. 3d 221
Docket Number: No. 99-1164
Parties: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kinane.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 87
Pages: 221–223

Head Matter:
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Kinane.
[Cite as Disciplinary Counsel v. Kinane (1999), 87 Ohio St.3d 221.]
(No. 99-1164
Submitted August 25, 1999
Decided November 10, 1999.)
Johathan E. Coughlan, Disciplinary Counsel, and Loñ J. Broum, First Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We adopt the findings and conclusions of the board but not its recommendation. As we said in Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Belock (1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 98, 100, 694 N.E.2d 897, 899, "the continuing public confidence in the judicial system and the bar requires that the strictest discipline be imposed in misappropriation cases." Respondent's pattern of betraying the trust and confidence of clients was particularly egregious since he was a public defender.
Respondent is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs are taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.