Disciplinary Counsel v. Bunstine

{¶ 1} Respondent, Edward Royal Bunstine of Chillicothe, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0030127, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1981.

{¶ 2} In a complaint filed on August 15, 2011, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Bunstine with professional misconduct for soliciting a client. The complaint alleged that Bunstine offered to make “other arrangements” for Ashley Holdren to pay his fee in a child-custody matter. During a meeting at his office, Bunstine told Holdren he would come to her home that afternoon and that she should answer the door naked. Holdren believed that…