Disciplinary Counsel v. Rooney

{¶ 1} Respondent, John James Rooney of Bay Village, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0024969, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1984.

{¶ 2} On April 18, 2005, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed a complaint charging respondent with professional misconduct. Respondent filed an answer to the complaint, and a panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing on the complaint in November 2005. The panel then prepared written findings of fact and conclusions of law, which the board adopted, as well as a recommended sanction, which the board modified.

Misconduct

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