Disciplinary Counsel v. Schwartz

{¶ 1} Robert Leon Schwartz, Attorney Registration No. 0000818, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in October 1964. For most of his legal career, Schwartz practiced as a sole practitioner specializing in representation of plaintiffs in personal-injury cases. In a previous disciplinary case, Schwartz was issued a public reprimand because of a conflict-of-interest situation in which Schwartz represented both a personal-injury plaintiff and her health insurer. See Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Schwartz, 74 Ohio St.3d 489, 660 N.E.2d 422 (1996).

{¶ 2} On June 8, 2010, the United States District…