Cuyahoga County Bar Ass'n v. Johnson

{¶ 1} Respondent, Rita R. Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0065959, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1996.

{¶ 2} The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we publicly reprimand respondent, based on findings that she committed professional misconduct by failing to respond to court filings and appear in court on a client’s behalf and failing to advise that client that she lacked professional-liability insurance. We accept the board’s findings that respondent breached ethical duties incumbent on Ohio lawyers, and because of the…