Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Klatch

The question presented herein is whether the actions of respondent constituted a violation of Canon 29 of the Canons of Professional Ethics, providing that a lawyer “should strive at all times to uphold the honor and to maintain the dignity of the profession and to improve not only the law but the administration of justice,” and of Rule XVIII(5) (A) of the Rules of Practice of this court, which defines “misconduct” as including “the commission or conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude.”

Respondent’s convictions for receiving stolen property and conversion of personal property as a…