Akron Bar Assn. v. DeLoach

{¶ 1} Respondent, Jana Bassinger DeLoach of Akron, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0071743, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in November 1999. On February 8, 2010, a two-count formal complaint was filed against respondent by the Akron Bar Association. The first count alleged a violation of Prof.Cond.R. 1.3 and 1.4, claiming that respondent failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing her client and that she failed to reasonably communicate with her client. The second count alleged violations of Prof.Cond.R. 8.4(c) (prohibiting a lawyer from engaging in…