Putnam v. Hogan

Plaintiff-appellant, Deana L. Putnam, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas which referred attorney Thomas Taneff s claim for fees against plaintiff to binding arbitration before the Ohio State Bar Association pursuant to DR 2-107(B). Because the trial court erred in referring the fee dispute between plaintiff and Taneff to binding arbitration before the Ohio State Bar Association, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

The lengthy and tortured history of this action began on May 5, 1993, when plaintiff filed two complaints…