Mahoning County Bar Ass'n v. Lavelle

{¶ 1} Respondent, Mark Joseph Lavelle of Youngstown, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0061904, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1993.

{¶ 2} On May 14, 2004, relators — Mahoning County Bar Association and Disciplinary Counsel — filed an amended complaint charging respondent with two counts of professional misconduct. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing and made findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation, all of which the board adopted.

*93Misconduct

Count One

{¶ 3} Gloria Lynn Short retained respondent in October 2002 to represent her in a…