Disciplinary Counsel v. Vogtsberger

{¶ 1} This court admitted respondent, Thomas H. Vogtsberger of Bowling Green, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0023305, to the practice of law in Ohio in 1975.

{¶ 2} The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we suspend respondent for a period of two years with one year stayed upon conditions. For the following reasons, we adopt the recommended sanction.

Background

{¶ 3} Respondent was divorced in 2004, and the divorce' led to financial obligations that he was unable to fulfill, which led to judgments against him totaling $60,000 to $70,000. Consequently, his business…