Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Schwartz

In his objections to the board’s report, respondent claims that he did not commit the cited misconduct because he notified his client that he was accepting a legal fee from her insurance company, the interests of Thomas and her insurance carrier were not in conflict, he did not use the fee for his own benefit, and he repaid the fee after his client complained to relator. For the reasons that follow, we overrule respondent’s objections and agree with the board’s findings that he violated DR 5-105(A) and (B), and 5-107(A)(l).

*491Under DR 5-105(C), an attorney may accept or continue employment by…