Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Sweeney

{¶ 1} Respondent, Francis Edward Sweeney Jr., of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0058723, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1992. On April 7, 2014, relator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, filed a complaint alleging that Sweeney neglected a client matter, failed to communicate with the client, failed to effectuate his withdrawal from representation with minimal adverse effects on the clients, and failed to take reasonable steps to protect his clients’ interests when terminating the attorney-client relationship. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on…