Cleveland Bar Assn. v. Katalinas

Citations

• 2000 Ohio 37
• 90 Ohio St. 3d 140

Syllabus

Judges—Misconduct—Permanent disbarment—Managing financial affairs for individual not a family member and refusing individual's demands for return of his funds—Engaging in conduct involving moral turpitude—Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation—Engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice—Engaging in conduct adversely reflecting on fitness to practice law—Entering into business transaction with client having differing interests—Prejudicing or damaging client during course of professional relationship—Failing to deposit all client funds in an identifiable bank account in which no funds of lawyer are deposited—Failing to maintain complete records of all property of client in lawyer's possession and render proper accounts when requested—Failing to deliver upon request funds and property of client which client is entitled to receive.