Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Farrell

{¶ 1} Respondent, William I. Farrell of Cincinnati, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0043635, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1989.

{¶ 2} On March 26, 2008, we suspended respondent from the practice of law for two years, with the second year stayed on conditions, based on findings that he had fabricated documents, forged his wife’s signature to a power of attorney, lied to secure the notarization of the power of attorney, and then used the forged document to obtain credit. Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Farrell, 119 Ohio St.3d 529, 2008-Ohio-4540, 895 N.E.2d 800, ¶ 6-10, 23.

{¶ 3} On…