Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Gardner

{¶ 1} Respondent, William Allen Gardner of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 00006Í4, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1979.

{¶ 2} On April 18, 2005, relator, Columbus Bar Association, filed a complaint charging respondent with professional misconduct. Respondent filed an answer to the complaint, and a panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing on the complaint in June 2006. The panel then prepared written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation, all of which the board adopted.

Misconduct

{¶ 3} In March 2003, Joel Hudson hired…