Legal Opinion · Dissent

Disciplinary Counsel v. Anthony

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 24, 2013No. 2013-0226Published

1DissentLanzinger, J.

*135{¶ 20} I respectfully dissent and would hold that Anthony should be permanently disbarred, to be consistent with our recent disbarment of the attorney in Stark Cty. Bar Assn. v. Williams, 137 Ohio St.3d 112, 2013-Ohio-4006, 998 N.E.2d 427.

{¶ 21} The majority suggests that this case is “factually distinguishable,” majority opinion at ¶ 16, from a disciplinary case in which a woman was disbarred even though she claimed that she had an uncontrollable gambling problem and presented the testimony of three professionals who opined that she could successfully return to the practice of law after…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cleveland Bar Ass'n v. BelockOhio Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Disciplinary Counsel v. KellyOhio Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Disciplinary Counsel v. LonginoOhio Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Disciplinary Counsel v. WickerhamOhio Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Stark County Bar Ass'n v. WilliamsOhio Supreme Court · 2013

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