Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Purnell

Loc.R. 75.8(A)(2) of the Probate Division of the Common Pleas Court of Franklin County requires that an independent paralegal “shall be registered for each case in which the independent paralegal is performing services,” identifying, inter alia, a supervising attorney. That attorney must sign the registration, certifying that the independent paralegal is qualified to perform the services and that the supervising attorney will supervise and be responsible for all services of the paralegal.

On September 22, 1999, respondent, Dellwin Purnell, filed an independent paralegal registration in the…