Toledo Bar Assn. v. Stewart

(¶ 1} Respondent, John C. Stewart of Lambertville, Michigan, Attorney Registration No. 0042580, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1989. He is also licensed to practice law in Michigan. In a second amended complaint, relator, Toledo Bar Association, has charged Stewart with professional misconduct in his handling of five separate client matters. 1 The alleged misconduct consists mainly of accepting retainers from clients and then failing to perform the contracted work, failing to reasonably communicate with the clients, failing to return client files and the unearned portion of…