Cleveland Bar Ass'n v. Smith

{¶ 1} Respondent, Cynthia D. Smith of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0023694, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1983. On January 15, 2003, relator, Cleveland Bar Association, charged respondent in an amended complaint with three counts of professional misconduct. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline heard the cause and made findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation.

{¶ 2} As to the first count, the panel found that a former Cleveland police officer retained respondent in May 1990, approximately eight months after his probationary…