Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Shay

*438{¶ 1} Respondent, William Michael Shay, of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0002823, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1975. On December 5, 2003, we suspended respondent for failure to comply with the continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements for the 2001-2002 reporting period and for his ongoing failure to comply with Gov.Bar R. X. In re Report of the Comm. on Continuing Legal Edn., 100 Ohio St.3d 1516, 2003-Ohio-6494, 800 N.E.2d 34.

{¶ 2} On April 19, 2004, relator, Columbus Bar Association, charged respondent with two counts of professional misconduct. A panel of…