Disciplinary Counsel v. DeGidio

{¶ 1} Respondent, Anthony James DeGidio Jr. of Toledo, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0069064, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1998. In June 2012, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged DeGidio with commingling personal and client funds in his client trust account, using that account to pay personal expenses, and failing to cooperate in the ensuing disciplinary investigation.

{¶ 2} Although DeGidio received relator’s complaint by certified mail, he did not answer it. Consequently, relator moved for default. A master commissioner appointed by the Board of Commissioners on…