Lake County Bar Ass'n v. Vala

We accept the findings and conclusions of the board. However, we give more weight than the board did to respondent’s continued disregard of relator’s investigation, a disregard which ill served the profession, this court, and the respondent himself. The requirement to cooperate in disciplinary investigations is rooted in the self-governing nature of the legal profession. As a corollary, each lawyer has a duty to participate in the regulation of the profession, even when he himself is the subject of investigation. Respondent’s failure to cooperate violated that duty and reflects poorly on the…