Disciplinary Counsel v. Vivyan

{¶ 1} Respondent, Thomas Fairchild Vivyan of Pataskala, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0028977, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1971. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we publicly reprimand respondent, based on findings that he withdrew for his personal use settlement proceeds held in trust for a client. We agree that respondent violated ethical standards by withdrawing unearned funds from his client trust account; however, we find a six-month suspension of his license to practice, all stayed on condition of no further misconduct, to be…