Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Gottesman

{¶ 1} Respondent, Zachary Gottesman of Cincinnati, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0058675, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1992. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline has recommended that we publicly reprimand respondent, based on findings that he violated DR 1-102(A)(4) (prohibiting a lawyer from engaging in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation) by notarizing the signature on a power of attorney without actually witnessing the signature. On review, we find that respondent committed this violation of the Code of Professional…