Portage County Bar Ass'n v. Miller

In my opinion, the appropriate disciplinary action which should be taken against respondent is permanent disbarment.

An attorney convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude may be subject to either an indefinite suspension or disbarment. For example, in Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Fatica *165(1971), 28 Ohio St. 2d 40, this court held that conviction of soliciting and accepting a bribe to influence public duty warrants permanent disbarment.

In this matter, the Portage County Bar Association requested that the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommend respondent be permanently…