Disciplinary Counsel v. Blaszak

{¶ 1} Respondent, James L. Blaszak of Westlake, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0018800, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1970. On June 4, 2002, we suspended respondent’s license to practice pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(5)(A)(3) (interim suspension upon notice of felony conviction) because he had been convicted of violating Section 201(c)(3), Title 18, U.S.Code, which prohibits the sale of witness testimony in a pending case. In re Blaszak, 95 Ohio St.3d 1478, 2002-Ohio-2496, 769 N.E.2d 395. See, also, United States v. Blaszak (C.A.6, 2003), 349 F.3d 881, in which the court of…