Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Nienaber

In Disciplinary Counsel v. Greene (1995), 74 Ohio St.3d 13, 16, 655 N.E.2d 1299, 1301, we said, “It is true that the vigorous and effective representation of a client is the responsibility of all attorneys. This duty, however, does not exist in isolation from the other obligations imposed upon an attorney through our Disciplinary Rules. In addition to the commitment to a client, a lawyer’s responsibilities include a devotion to the public good and to the maintenance and improvement of the administration of justice. * * * [T]he attorney’s duty, as an officer of the court, is to uphold the…