Cuyahoga County Bar Ass'n v. Poole

{¶ 1} Respondent, Marcus L. Poole of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0040030, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1978. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we suspend respondent’s license to practice for two years and stay the last 18 months on conditions, based on findings that include his failure to provide promised legal services to two clients, failure to return unearned fees, and failure to cooperate in the investigation of this misconduct. We agree that respondent committed professional misconduct as found by the board; however,…