Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Mezacapa

{¶ 1} Respondent, Victor Anthony Mezacapa III of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0052023, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1991. On April 14, 2003, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed a complaint charging respondent with violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline considered the cause on the parties’ consent-to-discipline agreement, which included a joint recitation of the facts, admitted misconduct, and suggested sanction.

{¶ 2} The parties agreed that a client had retained respondent in or around June…