Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Haas

We adopt the findings and conclusions of the board. In Warren Cty. Bar Assn. v. Bunce (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 112, 689 N.E.2d 566, we said that in imposing a sanction, we will take into account the duty violated, the mental state of the lawyer, the actual or potential injury caused by the misconduct, and the existence of mitigating factors. The duty violated here is to refrain from compensating a third party to promote the use of a lawyer’s services. While *304many persons refer counsel to others, when such a referral is the result of monetary influence, it lacks the reliability of a disinterested…