Disciplinary Counsel v. Schuman.

*48 {¶ 1} Respondent, Andrew Robert Schuman, of Bowling Green, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0072950, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2000. In June 2016, relator, disciplinary counsel, charged him with making misrepresentations to a court in order to collect a clearly excessive fee. Schuman stipulated that he had committed the charged professional-conduct-rule violations. After a hearing, the Board of Professional Conduct issued a report recommending that we suspend him for one year, with six months stayed on conditions. Schuman objects to the board's report, primarily arguing…