Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Blake

{¶ 1} Respondent, Wilton E. Blake II of Cincinnati, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0061255, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1993. On September 27, 2002, we suspended respondent’s license to practice law for an interim period pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(5)(A)(4) upon receiving notice that he had been convicted of four felonies. In re Blake, 96 Ohio St.3d 1519, 2002-Ohio-5089, 775 N.E.2d 860.

{¶ 2} On August 12, 2002, relator, Cincinnati Bar Association, charged respondent with professional misconduct based on the felony convictions and two subsequent misdemeanor convictions. Respondent was served…