Disciplinary Counsel v. Hines

{¶ 1} Respondent, Dean Edward Hines of Centerville, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0062990, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1994. On October 11, 2010, relator, disciplinary counsel, filed a complaint alleging that Hines had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a client and violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.8(j) and 8.4(h).

{¶ 2} The parties stipulated to Hines’s misconduct. Upon the parties’ stipulations, the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline accepted the parties’ joint recommendation that we publicly reprimand Hines. However, we did not accept the…