Lake County Bar Ass'n v. Ryan

{¶ 17} I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision with respect to the sanction imposed on respondent. I would impose, instead, an indefinite suspension from the practice of law — the sanction to which the parties previously stipulated, before respondent withdrew his stipulation at the disciplinary hearing.

{¶ 18} Respondent represented the plaintiff in a personal-injury action that was eventually dismissed by the court before trial, largely as a result of respondent’s actions. He missed two discovery deadlines for providing medical reports to the defendant and intentionally failed to…