Case Name: Cincinnati Bar Association v. Spitz
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1991-12-11
Citations: 62 Ohio St. 3d 178
Docket Number: No. 91-1250
Parties: Cincinnati Bar Association v. Spitz.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Douglas, Wright and Resnick, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 62
Pages: 178–180

Head Matter:
Cincinnati Bar Association v. Spitz.
[Cite as Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Spitz (1991), 62 Ohio St.3d 178.]
(No. 91-1250
Submitted September 24, 1991
Decided December 11, 1991.)
Theodore W Weinkam and Edwin W. Patterson III, for relator.
Robert E. Taylor, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
After careful consideration of the record before us, we concur in the board's findings of respondent's violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility. We decline, however, to adopt the board's recom mended sanction, finding that respondent's misconduct warrants a more severe penalty. We thus suspend respondent from the practice of law in Ohio for a period of six months, with reinstatement conditioned upon repayment of the retainer fees tendered to him by his clients. Costs taxed to the respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., Sweeney, Holmes, Douglas, Wright and Resnick, JJ., concur.
H. Brown, J., dissents.