Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Saumer

On August 25, 1999, we indefinitely suspended respondent, James Clark Saumer, now residing in North Olmsted, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0016680, from the practice of law for neglecting and abandoning cases in probate court Disciplinary Counsel v. Saumer (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 312, 715 N.E.2d 124. On December 4, 2000, relator, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, filed a complaint charging that respondent, by neglecting three other matters, again violated the Code of Professional Responsibility. Respondent failed to answer, and relator’s motion for default was referred to Master Commissioner…