Toledo Bar Assn. v. Chelsea Title Agency of Dayton, Inc.

{¶ 1} Respondent, Chelsea Title Agency of Dayton, Inc., d.b.a. Chelsea Title Agency of Toledo, is an Ohio corporation that markets title insurance. Respondent is not an attorney licensed to practice law in Ohio or any other jurisdiction.

{¶ 2} On September 28, 2001, respondent, through a nonlawyer agent, prepared a general warranty deed to convey real property in Wood County, Ohio. The nonlawyer prepared the deed by entering data into a form provided by an attorney. Respondent then had the grantor sign the deed. Although the deed contained language specifying that it was prepared by an…