Disciplinary Counsel v. Smith

{¶ 1} Respondent, Joseph Harold Smith of Avon, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0041412, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1989. On April 24, 2009, 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 Smith, 121 Ohio St.3d 1456, 2009-Ohio-1891, 905 N.E.2d 195.

{¶ 2} In April 2010, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed a complaint charging respondent with four violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility arising from the conduct that resulted in his federal…