Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Deffet

{¶ 1} Respondent, Stephen P. Deffet of Dublin, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0039384, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1987. On March 26, 2003, we publicly reprimanded respondent for professional misconduct, including neglecting an entrusted legal matter, providing legal advice to an unrepresented opposing party, failing to cooperate with the disciplinary investigation, and failing *545to properly register as an attorney with the Supreme Court. Columbus Bar Assn. v. Deffet, 98 Ohio St.3d 384, 2003-Ohio-1090, 785 N.E.2d 746.

{¶ 2} On February 17, 2004, relator, Columbus Bar…