Toledo Bar Ass'n v. DiLabbio

{¶ 1} Respondent, Larry DiLabbio of Toledo, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0021890, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1984. On December 9, 2002, relator, Toledo Bar Association, charged respondent with various violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. A panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline heard the cause and made findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommendation.

{¶ 2} As to the first count of misconduct, a client retained respondent in 1998 to seek modification of a child-support agreement. Respondent advised the client that he…