Legal Opinion
Disciplinary Counsel v. Ward.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2018No. 2018-0699PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
*488 {¶ 1} In a September 2016 complaint, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged respondent, Henry J. Ward Jr., with engaging in the unauthorized practice of law in Ohio. The complaint alleged that Ward provided legal representation to Patricia Marie Petroff-Kline in the administration of her mother's estate in the Medina County Probate Court and in bringing a wrongful-death and medical-malpractice action on her behalf in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
{¶ 2} Ward did not answer relator's complaint, but on December 27, 2016, he faxed a document to relator that…
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