Disciplinary Counsel v. Engel

{¶ 14} I respectfully dissent. The panel adopted Engel’s proposed sanction of a public reprimand, and the board adopted the panel’s report in its entirety. The relator recommended a stayed six-month license suspension. However, this court has increased the sanction to a six-month actual suspension.

{¶ 15} The parties stipulated that three mitigating factors are present: the absence of a prior disciplinary record, cooperation with the disciplinary process, and the imposition of the additional penalties of criminal convictions and sentences. The board accepted these mitigating factors and also…