Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Peskin

{¶ 1} Respondent, Lawrence Frederick Peskin of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0059391, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1992. For violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct arising from his possessing and using crack cocaine, the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we impose a two-year suspension, stayed upon conditions. We accept the board’s findings of misconduct. However, we conclude that respondent’s conduct, his failure to acknowledge the seriousness of his misconduct, and his obvious resentment over the consequences of his…