Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Belinger

{¶ 1} Respondent, Robert James Belinger of Independence, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0017661, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1975.

{¶ 2} On March 19, 2014, relator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, filed a complaint against Belinger with the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. 1 A single count alleged that while serving as the trustee of a living trust, Belinger failed to reasonably communicate with the last remaining beneficiary, who is also his cousin.

{¶ 3} The parties submitted stipulated facts, rule violations, aggravating and mitigating factors,…