Columbus Bar Association v. LaFayette.

*147 {¶ 1} Respondent, Eric Lee LaFayette, of Gahanna, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0077662, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2004. The Board of Professional Conduct recommends that we suspend him from the practice of law for six months, with the entire suspension stayed. For the reasons explained below, we adopt the board's recommended sanction.

*148 Procedural Background

{¶ 2} In 2015, relator, Columbus Bar Association, charged LaFayette with professional misconduct for, among other things, failing to provide competent representation in two client matters and, in one of those cases,…