Dayton Bar Ass'n v. Graham

{¶ 1} This case requires us to decide the sanction for an attorney who does not communicate to a client her professional misgivings about pursuing the client’s employment-related claims and then does not file an action the client anticipated. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline found that respondent, V. Ellen Graham of Dayton, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0030454, committed this misconduct and thereby violated DR 6 — 101(A)(3) (neglect) and 7-101(A)(2) (failure to carry out a contract for professional services). Considering these infractions and respondent’s failure to…