Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Powers

{¶ 1} We must determine in this case the appropriate sanction for a lawyer who (1) as part owner, oversaw operations of a title company that defrauded various financial institutions and (2) then pleaded guilty to two felonies for his part in the scheme. Despite the breadth of the underlying fraudulent conduct, the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommended only the indefinite suspension of the lawyer’s license to practice law. For these egregious violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility, we order his permanent disbarment.

{¶ 2} Respondent, Donald M. Powers Jr.…