Disciplinary Counsel v. Forbes

{¶ 1} Respondent, George L. Forbes of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0010716, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1962. In 2007, he was convicted on four misdemeanor charges of filing a false financial-disclosure statement in violation of R.C. 102.02(D) and two misdemeanor charges of accepting gifts of such character as to influence the performance of his duties as a public official in violation of R.C. 102.03(E).

{¶ 2} The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we publicly reprimand respondent, based on findings that he violated DR…