Disciplinary Counsel v. Oviatt.

*586 {¶ 1} Respondent, Richard Ahlman Oviatt, of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0025563, was admitted to the practice of law in 1967.

{¶ 2} In June 2017, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Oviatt with making improper statements impugning the integrity of judicial officers, breaching the confidentiality of the disciplinary-grievance process, and other professional misconduct. Oviatt denied the charges, and the matter proceeded to a hearing before a three-member panel of the Board of Professional Conduct. Based on the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel dismissed one alleged…