Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Foster

On June 5, 2000, relator, Columbus Bar Association, filed a complaint charging respondent, Thomas Joseph Foster of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0058540, with several violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility, primarily with respect to his conduct in handling bankruptcy matters.

When respondent failed to answer the complaint, the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline (“board”) referred the matter to one of its members, Jonathan Hollingsworth (“board member”), for ruling on the motion for default filed by relator.

Based upon the affidavits attached to…