Lake County Bar Ass'n v. Kubyn

{¶ 1} Respondent, R. Russell Kubyn of Painesville, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0029510, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1984. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we publicly reprimand respondent, based on findings that he failed upon discharge from employment to promptly refund unearned fees and to take reasonably practicable steps to protect his client’s interests. We agree that respondent committed professional misconduct in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct and that a public reprimand is appropriate.

{¶-2} Relator, Lake…