Legal Opinion
Disciplinary Counsel v. Becker
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 2014No. 2013-1257PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} Stephen Leslie Becker of Lima, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0002829, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio on November 7, 1975. Relator, disciplinary counsel, filed a complaint against Becker on December 5, 2011, alleging that Becker had violated the Disciplinary Rules of the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Rules of Professional Conduct. 1 The complaint described a pattern of misconduct in which, over a period of years, Becker misappropriated funds entrusted to him, primarily to feed his gambling addiction.
{¶ 2} A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances…
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