Toledo Bar Ass'n v. Bridgeforth

In Toledo Bar Assn. v. Bridgeforth (1988), 40 Ohio St. 3d 2, 531 N.E. 2d 317, we ordered that respondent, Henry C. Bridgeforth, Jr., be suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for one year due to his having violated certain Disciplinary Rules. However, because respondent’s misconduct had not caused prejudice to a client and he appeared genuinely committed to seeking treatment for the substance abuse problems that were largely responsible for it, we suspended this sanction, and placed respondent on a one-year probation period. The suspension was stayed on the condition that respondent do…