Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Rieser

In 1995, we publicly reprimanded respondent, David P. Rieser, a.k.a. David Paul Rieser, of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0025247, for neglecting two legal matters from 1984 through 1992. Disciplinary Counsel v. Rieser (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 130, 647 N.E.2d 1366. The complaint in this case filed by relator, Columbus Bar Association, on June 5, 2000, charges that respondent violated the Code of Professional Responsibility by neglecting two additional client matters in 1992 and 1997. After respondent answered the complaint, the matter was referred to a panel of the Board of…