Disciplinary Counsel v. Salters

{¶ 1} Respondent, Gerald Wayne Salters of Westerville, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0075470, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2002. On December 15, 2014, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged Salters with professional misconduct after he was convicted of trespassing, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and child endangering. The facts leading to his conviction follow.

{¶ 2} After a day of drinking at a bar, Salters drove to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and got into a physical altercation with her ex-husband. Later that night, after picking up his two-year-old…