Cincinnati Bar Ass'n 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. The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommends that we suspend respondent’s license to practice for two years, staying the last year of the suspension on conditions, based on findings that he fabricated documents and also forged a signature to obtain a loan. We agree that respondent violated the Code of Professional Responsibility as found by the board and that the recommended sanction is appropriate.

{¶ 2} Relator, Cincinnati Bar…