Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Schwartz

{¶ 1} Respondent, Allen Schwartz of Cincinnati, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0001157, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio on October 9, 1958. On January 8, 2002, the Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted respondent on six counts of theft involving over $200,000 in funds from two estates and a trust.

{¶ 2} On April 8, 2002, relator, Cincinnati Bar Association, filed a complaint charging respondent with eight counts of misconduct in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility and one count of violating Gov.Bar R. V(4)(G) by failing to cooperate in the disciplinary…