Disciplinary Counsel v. Manning

{¶ 1} Respondent, Thomas Joel Manning of Centerville, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0059759, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1992.

{¶ 2} On April 18, 2005, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed a 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.

Misconduct

{¶ 3} In March 2000, Alfred and Nollie Combs…