Disciplinary Counsel v. Ita

{¶ 1} Respondent, Timothy A. Ita of Seville, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0029549, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1985. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we publicly reprimand respondent based on findings that he filed an unauthorized claim for damages on behalf of his client’s wife and then dismissed the claim with prejudice and without the wife’s consent. We agree that respondent committed professional misconduct as found by the board and accept the recommendation of a public reprimand.

{¶ 2} Relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged…