Disciplinary Counsel v. Geer

{¶ 1} Respondent, Thomas Lee Geer, last known address in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Attorney Registration No. 0011038, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1982. On January 24, 2005, we suspended respondent’s license for an interim period, pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(5)(A)(4), upon notice that he had been adjudicated in default of a child-support order. In re Geer, 104 Ohio St.3d 1454, 2005-Ohio-235, 821 N.E.2d 572.

{¶ 2} On August 8, 2005, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged respondent with two counts of professional misconduct: the first for his failure to comply with a…