Disciplinary Counsel v. Bennett

{¶ 1} Respondent, Clyde Bennett II, formerly of Mason, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0059910, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1992. On February 15, 2008, we suspended respondent’s license to practice on an interim basis pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(5)(A)(4) upon receiving notice that he had been convicted of a felony. See In re Bennett, 117 Ohio St.3d 1401, 2008-Ohio-594, 881 N.E.2d 270.

{¶ 2} The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we now suspend respondent from practice for one year and give him credit for the time his license has been under the…