Legal Opinion
Disciplinary Counsel v. Stafford
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 2012No. 2011-0408PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcGee Brown, J.
{¶ 1} Respondent, Joseph G. Stafford of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0023863, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1985. Stafford is the sole shareholder and managing partner of the law firm Stafford & Stafford Co., L.P.A. Relator, disciplinary counsel, filed an amended three-count complaint in January 2010, charging Stafford with multiple violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
{¶ 2} After a lengthy period of motions and discovery, a panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline conducted a hearing to consider disciplinary counsel’s…
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