Opinion
2013-12-13
In re Adminsitrative Actions dated December 13, 2013
CONTINUING–LEGAL–EDUCATION MATTERS
Gov.Bar R. X(3)(A)(1) requires all attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and each attorney registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI to complete and report at least 24 hours of continuing legal education, including two-and-one-half hours related to professional conduct, for each two-year reporting period. Gov.Bar R. X(3)(B)(1) requires attorneys whose last name begins with a letter from M through Z to report compliance with the requirements of Gov.Bar R. X on or before January 31 of odd-numbered years for the preceding two calendar years. Gov.Bar R. X(6)(A) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply timely with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV, but does so on or before April 30 of the reporting year, shall be assessed a late compliance fee, as established by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV shall be notified of noncompliance by the commission and that unless the attorney or judge comes into compliance or files evidence of compliance that is satisfactory to the commission on or before the date set forth in the notice, the commission shall issue an order imposing a sanction authorized by Gov.Bar R. X(5) and consistent with commission regulation.
On December 13, 2013, the commission sanctioned 195 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X and Gov.Jud.R. IV.
The following attorneys were issued a monetary sanction for not filing the final reporting transcript on or before January 31, 2013, as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(B)(1) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B).
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Robert Gregory Mansour | 0034473 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Janice Lynn Mazurkiewcz | 0024422 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Richard Arden Millisor | 0062883 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Mona Beth Rubinstein | 0033489 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Ryan Arnold Sobel | 0078507 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Dwight Alan Marshall | 0009640 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Benjamin Berman Weisbuch | 0084795 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Thomas Robert Schoenfeld | 0014791 | Hamilton | OH | $150.00 |
| Dave Robert West | 0042427 | Hamilton | OH | $150.00 |
| John Andrew Merkle | 0031598 | Licking | OH | $150.00 |
| Cheryl Wright Snyder | 0017234 | Logan | OH | $150.00 |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Goodall | 0083711 | Lorain | OH | $150.00 |
| Randall Stuart White | 0081356 | Medina | OH | $150.00 |
| John Andrew Wannemacher, Jr. | 0061112 | Miami | OH | $150.00 |
| Edward Paul Weber, Jr. | 0015834 | Portage | OH | $150.00 |
| Daniel Joseph Schlue | 0073246 | Stark | OH | $150.00 |
| Jonathan Todd Sinn | 0064108 | Summit | OH | $150.00 |
| Joseph Howard Swolsky | 0033331 | Wood | OH | $150.00 |
| Nathan Samuel James Williams | 0079987 | IN | $150.00 | |
| Kenneth R. Reed | 0015970 | KY | $150.00 |
| The following attorneys were issued a monetary sanction for not completing the educational hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Jerry Owen Pitts | 0038115 | Allen | OH | $600.00 |
| Timothy Eugene Potts | 0068147 | Ashland | OH | $470.00 |
| Michael Stewart Prakel | 0077567 | Auglaize | OH | $180.00 |
| Jason D. Witt | 0083055 | Belmont | OH | $100.00 |
| Patrick Edgar McKnight | 0068688 | Butler | OH | $100.00 |
| Michael Brian Williams | 0074584 | Clinton | OH | $170.00 |
| John Andrew Motter | 0030010 | Crawford | OH | $290.00 |
| Edward Raymond Wead | 0032911 | Crawford | OH | $570.00 |
| Luke Daniel Mahoney | 0075663 | Cuyahoga | OH | $120.00 |
| Mark Mariotti | 0067608 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 60.00 |
| Thomas B. McGowan, IV | 0067035 | Cuyahoga | OH | $165.00 |
| Lisa Marie Mikol | 0077614 | Cuyahoga | OH | $290.00 |
| Steven Jerome Moody | 0074731 | Cuyahoga | OH | $600.00 |
| Andris Georg Nikiforovs | 0055400 | Cuyahoga | OH | $100.00 |
| Josephine Shrell Noble | 0078410 | Cuyahoga | OH | $100.00 |
| Mark Andrew Novak | 0078773 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 90.00 |
| Edward Oscar Palm | 0069750 | Cuyahoga | OH | $180.00 |
| Laura Patricia Perme | 0084115 | Cuyahoga | OH | $100.00 |
| Patricia Hess Plotkin | 0005866 | Cuyahoga | OH | $100.00 |
| Robert Joseph Rotatori | 0003346 | Cuyahoga | OH | $100.00 |
| Guy Darius Rutherford | 0066032 | Cuyahoga | OH | $460.00 |
| Meghan Noel Seifert | 0081859 | Cuyahoga | OH | $440.00 |
| Christine Louise Shepard | 0084649 | Cuyahoga | OH | $460.00 |
| Amy Louise Shirvanipour | 0067789 | Cuyahoga | OH | $180.00 |
| Michael Wager | 0043818 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 55.00 |
| Paul Andrew MacKenzie | 0059723 | Franklin | OH | $530.00 |
| Kevin Taylor McDougall | 0068433 | Franklin | OH | $570.00 |
| Michael Royse Moran | 0063881 | Franklin | OH | $100.00 |
| Carl Hans Muller | 0078809 | Franklin | OH | $600.00 |
| Robert Charles Petty | 0069942 | Franklin | OH | $ 60.00 |
| Mark Kenneth Sabath | 0059758 | Franklin | OH | $600.00 |
| Chris Spyro Sevis | 0068667 | Franklin | OH | $460.00 |
| Olivia Outlaw Singletary | 0063282 | Franklin | OH | $440.00 |
| Roger Coolidge Stridsberg | 0021277 | Franklin | OH | $530.00 |
| Thomas Charles Tootle | 0062385 | Franklin | OH | $ 55.00 |
| Charles William Winters | 0017162 | Franklin | OH | $120.00 |
| Tina Kay Manning | 0025550 | Hamilton | OH | $600.00 |
| Anthony Joseph Muto | 0007545 | Hamilton | OH | $ 90.00 |
| Dwight David Myfelt | 0064101 | Hamilton | OH | $ 55.00 |
| Rasheed Asani Simmonds | 0067797 | Hamilton | OH | $440.00 |
| Random Strom | 0073099 | Hamilton | OH | $270.00 |
| Vance Victor VanDrake, III | 0079230 | Hamilton | OH | $165.00 |
| John Patrick Weber | 0076164 | Hamilton | OH | $500.00 |
| Ronald Samuel Wilheim | 0065900 | Hamilton | OH | $250.00 |
| Anisa Asha Muriell Williamson | 0083358 | Hamilton | OH | $ 80.00 |
| Daniel Joseph Wood | 0037632 | Hamilton | OH | $370.00 |
| David Francis Meekison | 0019226 | Henry | OH | $100.00 |
| Warren Newton Morford, Jr. | 0038031 | Lawrence | OH | $ 55.00 |
| Corrie Dionna Thomas | 0071836 | Licking | OH | $ 90.00 |
| Margo Kaye Moore | 0082874 | Lorain | OH | $ 65.00 |
| David W. Skall | 0068740 | Lorain | OH | $600.00 |
| David Joseph Mack | 0072687 | Lucas | OH | $ 55.00 |
| Robert Allen Manion | 0029318 | Lucas | OH | $180.00 |
| Frank James Simmons, Jr. | 0058498 | Lucas | OH | $170.00 |
| Genny Irene Moss | 0083003 | Medina | OH | $440.00 |
| Eric Andrew Wrage | 0070463 | Scioto | OH | $600.00 |
| Mattheuw William Oberholtzer | 0041239 | Stark | OH | $ 70.00 |
| Christine Marie Przybysz | 0078332 | Stark | OH | $ 55.00 |
| Michael Lee Reolfi | 0059137 | Stark | OH | $600.00 |
| Donald John Malarcik, Jr. | 0061902 | Summit | OH | $100.00 |
| Christine Rees | 0072554 | Summit | OH | $100.00 |
| F. Benjamin Riek, III | 0022703 | Summit | OH | $170.00 |
| John Wesley Sharp | 0022513 | Summit | OH | $600.00 |
| Kevin William Thornton | 0064509 | Warren | OH | $390.00 |
| Douglas Michael Mancino | 0005355 | CA | $100.00 | |
| Randall Scott Schiavone | 0038940 | CA | $100.00 | |
| Shimane Kumalo Smith | 0074308 | CA | $165.00 | |
| David Philip Mendel | 0016807 | FL | $100.00 | |
| Jeffrey David Swartz | 0032976 | FL | $410.00 | |
| Joseph Bernard Nagel | 0071763 | GA | $100.00 | |
| Holly Jean Wilson Bragg | 0025865 | IA | $450.00 | |
| Jonathan Daniel Rosen | 0072676 | IL | $530.00 | |
| Andrea Jamile Marcus | 0082826 | IN | $600.00 | |
| Christopher Norman Neus | 0079034 | KY | $600.00 | |
| Richard Alan Schwartz | 0018080 | KY | $190.00 | |
| Charles Henry Spinks, IV | 0083529 | KY | $190.00 | |
| Michael Paul Marsalese | 0084491 | MI | $420.00 | |
| Timothy K. McConaghy | 0071807 | MI | $150.00 | |
| Christopher Thomas Travis | 0067699 | MI | $100.00 | |
| Howard Barry Young | 0028231 | MI | $530.00 | |
| Paul Joseph Prunty | 0041567 | WV | $310.00 | |
| Christopher James Sears | 0083434 | WV | $200.00 |
| The following attorneys were issued a monetary sanction for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3); not filing the final reporting transcript on or before January 31, 2013, as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(B)(1); and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency and includes a $150 sanction for failing to file the final reporting transcript. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Andrew Joseph Van Horn | 0068860 | Allen | OH | $250.00 |
| David John Winkelmann | 0063806 | Athens | OH | $250.00 |
| Richard Edward Nau | 0024383 | Champaign | OH | $610.00 |
| Karen Ann Marler | 0007478 | Clermont | OH | $305.00 |
| Earl Albin Schory, II | 0019422 | Columbiana | OH | $750.00 |
| Fredrick Lawrence May | 0079161 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Robert Walker McIntyre | 0006768 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Brian Francis McNamee | 0040494 | Cuyahoga | OH | $720.00 |
| Daniel Joseph Nealon | 0063752 | Cuyahoga | OH | $590.00 |
| Dale Edward Papajcik | 0036939 | Cuyahoga | OH | $315.00 |
| Brian Patrick Riley | 0072503 | Cuyahoga | OH | $460.00 |
| Ronald Robinson | 0029934 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Wendy Sue Rosett | 0055870 | Cuyahoga | OH | $250.00 |
| Jandhyala L. Sharma | 0020057 | Cuyahoga | OH | $720.00 |
| William Fred Steiner | 0012395 | Cuyahoga | OH | $250.00 |
| Lindsay Mae Walters | 0080092 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Jeffrey James Weber | 0062235 | Cuyahoga | OH | $640.00 |
| Peter Michael Wozniak | 0055382 | Cuyahoga | OH | $610.00 |
| James Randall McClain | 0039213 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| Joseph Dues Reed | 0025938 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| Arland Thomas Stein | 0007310 | Franklin | OH | $250.00 |
| Jeannie Yingling Teteris | 0023022 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| John Alan Yaklevich | 0025588 | Franklin | OH | $680.00 |
| Larry John Pitorak | 0032170 | Geauga | OH | $720.00 |
| Neal Sigmund Tostenson | 0009625 | Guernsey | OH | $490.00 |
| Peter Jerome Randolph | 0032049 | Hamilton | OH | $390.00 |
| Robert Elliot Rickey | 0075197 | Hamilton | OH | $490.00 |
| Shanda Lataushia Spurlock | 0076015 | Hamilton | OH | $590.00 |
| Christopher Reed St. Pierre | 0083614 | Hamilton | OH | $540.00 |
| Ernest Vincent Thomas, Jr. | 0011384 | Hamilton | OH | $340.00 |
| Michelle Mary Wenker | 0062307 | Hamilton | OH | $210.00 |
| Lisa Diane Summers | 0037846 | Lake | OH | $650.00 |
| Jon Alan Trimboli | 0042225 | Lake | OH | $430.00 |
| Charles Edison Taylor | 0029131 | Licking | OH | $680.00 |
| Heidi Kay McGlamery | 0069712 | Lorain | OH | $750.00 |
| Nicholas Charles York | 0062236 | Lorain | OH | $250.00 |
| Jeffrey Glenn Simpson, Jr., | 0080376 | Lucas | OH | $400.00 |
| William Jared Monroe | 0032861 | Montgomery | OH | $750.00 |
| Paige James McMahon | 0040755 | Ross | OH | $390.00 |
| Winona Kaye Riddle | 0078952 | Summit | OH | $440.00 |
| Virginia Ruth Robinson | 0037402 | Summit | OH | $360.00 |
| David Keith Roland | 0037125 | Trumbull | OH | $270.00 |
| Javier Alberto Maymir | 0042415 | DC | $340.00 | |
| James Randolph Napoli | 0065130 | DC | $570.00 | |
| Tiffany Therese Smith | 0085456 | DC | $750.00 | |
| James Mandamadiotis Speros | 0014350 | DC | $720.00 | |
| Shana Marie Yates | 0082893 | DC | $320.00 | |
| Thomas Leslie Spall | 0008369 | FL | $490.00 | |
| Matthew Joseph Rumpke | 0056005 | KY | $500.00 | |
| Howard Litton Tankersley | 0067708 | KY | $305.00 | |
| Richard Eugene Wentz | 0002617 | KY | $610.00 | |
| Michael David Weikle | 0040876 | MI | $750.00 | |
| Trisha Christine Squires | 0064960 | NC | $330.00 | |
| Jennifer Vadna Willis Arledge | 0063242 | NV | $250.00 | |
| Ronald Eugene Wilhelm | 0036963 | NY | $750.00 | |
| Derek Wayne Marsteller | 0069340 | WV | $700.00 |
| On December 13, 2013, the commission issued orders imposing monetary sanctions and suspending 35 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X. The following attorney was sanctioned and suspended for not completing the educational hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). The attorney also was out of compliance with Gov.Bar R. X for the 2009 and 2011 reporting periods. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Daniel Scott Siegel | 0062383 | Cuyahoga | OH | $600.00 |
| The following attorney was sanctioned and suspended for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3); not filing the final reporting transcript on or before January 31, 2013, as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(B)(1); and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). The attorney also was out of compliance with Gov.Bar R. X for the 2010 and 2011 reporting periods. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency and includes a $150 sanction for failing to file the final reporting transcript. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Alison Sue Memmer | 0083115 | Cuyahoga | OH | $430.00 |
| The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3); not filing the final reporting transcript on or before January 31, 2013, as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(B)(1); and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). These attorneys also were out of compliance with Gov.Bar R. X for the 2009 and 2011 reporting periods. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency and includes a $150 sanction for failing to file the final reporting transcript. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Brian Terrell Robinson | 0062487 | Cuyahoga | OH | $570.00 |
| Aaron Ronald Scheeler | 0081555 | Delaware | OH | $750.00 |
| Pete S.F. Turner | 0074210 | Franklin | OH | $250.00 |
| Jeffrey Edward Reim | 0057115 | GA | $750.00 | |
| Michelle Diane Nickel | 0066693 | MI | $750.00 |
| The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). The attorneys also have not paid prior commission-ordered sanctions issued for noncompliance in the 2011 reporting period. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Samuel F. Stebelton, II | 0024885 | Miami | OH | $600.00 |
| David Heskett McLain | 0058692 | Trumbull | OH | $120.00 |
| Jefferson N. Schaffner | 0016235 | MO | $600.00 |
| The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3); not filing the final reporting transcript on or before January 31, 2013, as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(B)(1); and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). These attorneys also have not paid prior commission-ordered sanctions issued for noncompliance in the 2011 reporting period. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency and includes a $150 sanction for failing to file the final reporting transcript. |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Deborah Ann Smiley | 0074826 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Marcella Luvenia Thompson | 0025254 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Emily Ann Tidball | 0075647 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Kenneth Alfred Torgerson | 0017503 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| George William Trumbo | 0023978 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Gary Alan Weiss | 0046641 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Jeffrey Jon Wilcox | 0056288 | Cuyahoga | OH | $750.00 |
| Shirley Lawsine Mays | 0039897 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| Frances Faye Thompson | 0074583 | Franklin | OH | $490.00 |
| Jaimee Lynn Touris | 0056283 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| Matthew Edward Ulrich | 0076771 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| Xi Scott Wang | 0081002 | Franklin | OH | $750.00 |
| Nellie Ruth Pollard | 0043837 | Hamilton | OH | $750.00 |
| Robert Henry Ritter | 0039849 | Hancock | OH | $750.00 |
| Diane Lee Youngston | 0044109 | Lucas | OH | $750.00 |
| Gary Lee Sadler | 0010252 | Portage | OH | $750.00 |
| Jayne Leslie Markijohn | 0044147 | Stark | OH | $750.00 |
| Rebecca Parms | 0030214 | Summit | OH | $750.00 |
| Joshua David Richards | 0082480 | Summit | OH | $750.00 |
| Carl Robert Wagenknecht, Jr. | 0042185 | Summit | OH | $750.00 |
| David Lloyd Sellers | 0014630 | GA | $750.00 | |
| Henry Lawson Walker, II | 0015017 | KY | $750.00 | |
| Lester Jay Rosensaft | 0034216 | MA | $750.00 | |
| Joshua James Sacks | 0065679 | MI | $750.00 | |
| Audra Leanne Householder Webb | 0073818 | TN | $750.00 |
| Gov.Bar R. X(3)(C)(2)(a) requires newly admitted attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and attorneys newly registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI to complete and report on a form provided by the commission at least 12 hours of new-lawyers-training instruction, including one hour each of professionalism, law office management, and client-fund management, and nine hours of instruction in one or more substantive law topics that focus on handling legal matters in specific practice areas. Gov.Bar R. X(3)(C)(2)(b) requires attorneys whose last name begins with a letter from M through Z to report compliance with the requirements of Gov.Bar R. X on or before the thirty-first day of January of odd-numbered years for the preceding two calendar years. Gov.Bar R. X(6)(A) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply timely with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV, but does so on or before April 30 of the reporting year, shall be assessed a late compliance fee, as established by the commission. Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV shall be notified of noncompliance by the commission and that unless the attorney or judge comes into compliance or files evidence of compliance that is satisfactory to the commission on or before the date set forth in the notice, the commission shall issue an order imposing a sanction authorized by Gov.Bar R. X(5) and consistent with commission regulation. The following attorney was issued a monetary sanction for not filing the final reporting transcript on or before January 31, 2013, as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(C)(2)(b), and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Amanda Morgan Sinclair | 0086053 | Wood | OH | $150.00 |
| The following attorney was sanctioned and suspended for not completing the new-lawyers-training requirement as required by Gov.Bar R. X(3)(C)(2)(a) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(6)(B). |
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State |
| Jonathan James Schlegel | 0087402 | Franklin | OH |