Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Azman

{¶ 1} Respondent, Brandon Louis Azman of Arlington, Virginia, Attorney Registration No. 0087246, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2011, but he has been registered as inactive since February 5, 2015. Relator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, charged him with violating the Rules of Professional Conduct for accessing e-mail accounts of his former employer after his termination, deleting some of those e-mail communications, and then lying about his conduct under oath. Azman stipulated to the charges, and after a hearing, the Board of Professional Conduct recommends that we…