Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Schwartz

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 74 Ohio St.3d 489.] CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION v. SCHWARTZ. [Cite as Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Schwartz,

1996-Ohio-290.] Attorneys at law—Misconduct—Public reprimand—Pursuing client’s personal injury action and accepting legal fees from client’s insurance carrier in exchange for the attorney’s efforts to collect reimbursement for the carrier of its payment of client’s medical expenses without disclosing dual employment to client for client’s consent. In pursuing a client’s personal injury action, an attorney cannot ethically accept…