Butler County Bar Ass'n v. Minamyer

{¶ 1} Respondent, William Eric Minamyer of Loveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0015677, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1979.1 In June 2009, relator, Butler County Bar Association, filed a four-count complaint charging respondent with multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Rules of Professional Conduct.2

{¶ 2} Respondent initially cooperated in relator’s investigation. Although he was served with the complaint, he did not file an answer or otherwise respond to it. A master commissioner appointed by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances…