Cleveland Bar Ass'n v. Cox

{¶ 1} In 1996, a client retained respondent, Duane E. Cox of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0002250, to represent him for claims arising out of an automobile accident. In 1997, after the client rejected a settlement offer by the defendant’s insurance company, respondent filed a complaint on behalf of the client in the Cleveland Municipal Court.

{¶ 2} In 1998, following the filing of a motion for change of venue by the defendant in the municipal court case, respondent gave the file to another attorney to take over the case. The new attorney sent a letter to the client advising him…