Disciplinary Counsel v. Alexander

{¶ 1} Respondent, James Alexander Jr. of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0033384, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1971. In February 2011, relator, disciplinary counsel, filed a complaint charging Alexander with violating Prof.Cond.R. 1.5(e)(2) (prohibiting certain fee divisions), 1.15(a) (requiring segregation of clients’ property from a lawyer’s), 1.15(a)(2) (requiring a lawyer to keep a record of client funds), 1.15(a)(5) (requiring monthly reconciliation of trust-account funds), and 8.4(h) (prohibiting conduct that adversely reflects on the lawyer’s…