Cuyahoga County Bar Ass'n v. Freedman

{¶ 1} Respondent, Steven A. Freedman of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0025528, was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1976.

{¶ 2} On January 16, 2004, relator, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, filed an amended complaint alleging that respondent had committed multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline held a hearing and made findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation, all of which the board adopted.

{¶ 3} The panel dismissed Counts II, III, and IV of the amended complaint, finding no…