Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Lawlor

On May 30, 1996, we suspended respondent, Patrick M. Lawlor of Broadview Heights, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0041717, from the practice of law for an interim period, having been advised that respondent pled guilty to a felony and was sentenced to two years in prison. In re Lawlor (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 1500, 664 N.E.2d 1296.

On April 17, 2000, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed a two-count complaint charging that respondent had violated several rules of the Code of Professional Responsibility. Respondent answered, and the matter was referred to a panel of the Board of Commissioners on…