Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Frenden

{¶ 1} Respondent, John Barry Frenden of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0076200, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2003. In a July 16, 2015 amended complaint, relator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, charged Frenden with professional misconduct arising from his neglect of client matters, failure to reasonably communicate with his clients, failure to advise his clients that he did not carry malpractice insurance, failure to reduce contingent-fee agreements to writing, failure to promptly deliver funds that a client was entitled to receive, continuing to…