Columbus Bar Ass'n v. DiAlbert

{¶ 1} On June 17, 2002, relator, Columbus Bar Association, charged respondent, John Eugene DiAlbert of Westerville, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0030101, with violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline considered the cause on the parties’ consent-to-discipline agreement. See Section 11 of the Rules and Regulations Governing Procedure on Complaints and Hearings Before the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. The panel made the following findings.

{¶ 2} Respondent represented a client who asked him…