State ex rel. Buck v. Maloney

{¶ 1} In 1996, Kimberly Johnson retained appellant, Marshall D. Buck, an attorney licensed to practice law in Ohio, to represent her in matters relating to the death of her husband, Alan J. Withers. During his representation of Johnson, Buck settled a wrongful-death claim without the approval of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division. Buck’s wife, attorney JeÁnne Longenhagen,1 was counsel of record for the Withers estate.

{¶ 2} On October 8, 2002, appellee, Judge Timothy P. Maloney of the probate court, found that both Buck and Longenhagen had “hindered, delayed, and…