Disciplinary Counsel v. Lord

{¶ 1} Respondent, John Albert Lord of North Royalton, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0072696, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 2000.

{¶ 2} On September 13, 2005, relator, Disciplinary Counsel, filed an amended complaint charging respondent with multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. Respondent filed an answer to the complaint, and a panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing on the complaint in November 2005. The panel then prepared written findings of fact and conclusions of law, which the board adopted, as well as a…