Legal Opinion

Disciplinary Counsel v. Williams.

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 2017No. 2017-0796PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

*57 {¶ 1} Respondent, Cynthia Ann Williams, of Hillsboro, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0055541, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1991.

{¶ 2} In a December 6, 2016 complaint, relator, disciplinary counsel, alleged that *860 Williams abused the prestige of her judicial office to advance her personal interests in violation of Jud.Cond.R. 1.3 by asserting her status as a magistrate in an attempt to avoid arrest during a traffic stop. Based on the parties' stipulations and Williams's hearing testimony, a panel of the Board of Professional Conduct found that Williams had committed the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ohio State Bar Ass'n v. ReidOhio Supreme Court · 1999
  2. In re Complaint Against ResnickOhio Supreme Court · 2005

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Disciplinary Counsel v. RudduckOhio Supreme Court · 2026
  2. Disciplinary Counsel v. Gonzalez (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
  3. Disciplinary Counsel v. Hawkins (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020

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