Case Name: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Pizzedaz
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1994-03-23
Citations: 68 Ohio St. 3d 486
Docket Number: No. 93-2176
Parties: Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Pizzedaz.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 68
Pages: 486–487

Head Matter:
Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Pizzedaz.
[Cite as Disciplinary Counsel v. Pizzedaz (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 486.]
(No. 93-2176
Submitted December 7, 1993
Decided March 23, 1994.)
Geoffrey Stem, Disciplinary Counsel, and Alvin E. Mathews, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.
Gold, Rotatori, Schwartz & Gibbons Co., L.P.A., and John S. Pyle, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
We agree with the board's findings that respondent violated DR 1 — 102(A)(3), (4) and (6). However, we reject the indefinite suspension the board recommended. Respondent's misconduct manifests the public's worst fear about lawyers. His crimes prove that he will take advantage of public trust if given the opportunity. Thus, unlike the board and panel, we are not impressed with respondent's admission of guilt, remorse, full restitution, and efforts to comply with the terms of his probation. Rather, we find respondent's dishonesty deserving of the full measure of our disciplinary authority. • Respondent is therefore permanently disbarred from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.
Douglas and Wright, JJ., dissent.