Disciplinary Counsel v. Sturgeon

{¶ 1} Respondent, Edward Francis Sturgeon of Youngstown, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0033744, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1979.

{¶ 2} On October 11, 2005, relators, Disciplinary Counsel and the Mahoning County Bar Association, filed an amended 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 December 2005. The panel then prepared written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation, all of which the board adopted.