Disciplinary Counsel v. Freedman

{¶ 1} Respondent, Howard Joel Freedman of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0016247, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1970.

{¶ 2} On December 6, 2004, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged respondent with having allowed improper notarization of his wife’s signature on loan documents and with having thereby violated the Code of Professional Responsibility. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing at which respondent testified and stipulations and exhibits were submitted. The panel made findings of misconduct, which the board…