Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Edwards

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 81 Ohio St.3d 72.] CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION v. EDWARDS. [Cite as Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Edwards,

1998-Ohio-447.] Attorneys at law—Misconduct—Eighteen-month suspension with final year stayed—Failing to segregate client’s funds from own funds and using client’s funds without authorization. (No. 97-1751—Submitted October 7, 1997—Decided February 18, 1998.) ON CERTIFIED REPORT by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Supreme Court, No. 96-48. __________________ {¶ 1} One of the assets of William Smith’s estate…