Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Herman

{¶ 1} On March 24, 1998, the Auglaize County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, ordered an attorney to draft qualified domestic relations orders (“QDROs”)1 consistent with the terms discussed by the parties at a hearing. The attorney prepared the documents, and he and his client reviewed and signed the QDROs in May 1998. The QDROs were then forwarded to respondent, John Herman of Wapakoneta, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0003056, who was the attorney for the ex-wife of the other attorney’s client. The ex-husband’s attorney instructed respondent to review the documents with…