Shimko v. Lobe

Plaintiff-appellant, Timothy A. Shimko, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendants-appellees, Thomas G. Lobe, the Cleveland Bar Association, and the Columbus Bar Association. Appellant sets forth the following assignment of error:

“The trial court erred in holding that Disciplinary Rule 2-107(B) is constitutional, as DR 2-107(B) violates the Ohio Constitution (Art. I, § 1; Art. I § 2; Art. I, § 5; Art. I, § 16), and the 5th, 7th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America.”

It has been stipulated that appellant and…