Disciplinary Counsel v. Broyles

{¶ 1} Respondent, Bruce Martin Broyles of Boardman, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0042562, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1989. On December 15, 2014, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Broyles with professional misconduct. Broyles had represented the Bank of New York Mellon (“NY Mellon”) at a default hearing in a foreclosure case and obtained a judgment against Felix and Barbara Aponte. Approximately nine months later, Broyles was retained by the Apontes to defend them in the foreclosure action filed by NY Mellon. Broyles subsequently filed a motion for relief from…