Disciplinary Counsel v. Friedman

{¶ 1} Respondent, Benjamin Stuart Friedman of Cincinnati, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0074348, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 2001.

{¶ 2} On April 21, • 2006, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed an amended complaint charging respondent with professional misconduct. Respondent filed an answer to the complaint, and a panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing on the complaint in September 2006. The panel then prepared written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommended sanction, all of which the board adopted.

Misconduct

Count I

{¶ 3} In early…