In re Mort

We agree with the board’s report and recommendation. In appeals to the Board of Commissioners on Character and Fitness, “[t]he burden of proof in such hearings shall be on the applicant to establish by clear and convincing evidence the applicant’s present character, fitness, and moral qualifications for admission to the practice of law in Ohio.” Gov. Bar R. I, Section 11(C)(6).

The record shows that Mort sought medical help in July 1987, because he felt severely depressed. At that time, Mort also described paranoid ideas and said he was experiencing auditory hallucinations. Dr. Grumet’s…