Disciplinary Counsel v. Newcomer

{¶ 1} Respondent, Ned Stevens Newcomer of Holland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0012978, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1968. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline has recommended that we suspend respondent’s license to practice for six months, staying the suspension on condition, based on findings that he commingled his own funds with clients’ funds held in trust. We agree that respondent violated the Code of Professional Responsibility as found by the board and that a six-month stayed suspension is appropriate.

{¶ 2} Relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged…