Disciplinary Counsel v. Stafford

{¶ 1} Respondent, Vincent Stafford of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0059846, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1992 and was publicly reprimanded in 2000, Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Gonzalez (2000), 89 Ohio St.3d 470, 733 N.E.2d 587.

{¶ 2} In a five count complaint, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, charged respondent with numerous disciplinary violations arising from his conduct while representing clients in four domestic relations cases and one legal malpractice case. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, after having heard testimony for 22…