Disciplinary Counsel v. Schmidt

{¶ 1} Respondent, James Walter Schmidt of Greene County, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0001882, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio on November 3, 1973. He has spent his entire career practicing law in Greene County, and from 1983 to 2010, he served as Greene County Treasurer.

{¶ 2} While serving as Greene County Treasurer, Schmidt also practiced law part-time. As a result of conduct related to his private law practice, Schmidt pled guilty to four misdemeanor counts. The Greene County Common Pleas Court sentenced Schmidt to three years’ probation and community service and imposed…