In re Ford

{¶ 1} The applicant, Bruce Lawrence Ford of Arlington, Ohio, graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in May 2004. On August 16, 2004, the applicant applied to register as a candidate for admission to the practice of law in Ohio. On October 29, 2004, he applied to take the February 2005 Ohio bar *504examination; however, his application was rejected for lack of the character-and-fitness review required by Gov.Bar R. I(11)(C)(1) for bar admission candidates.

{¶ 2} In a final report filed on March 31, 2005, the Hancock County Bar Admissions Committee disapproved respondent’s…