Opinion
2023-0720
06-30-2023
OHIO STATE BAR ASSN. v. COWATCH
CASE ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISCIPLINARY CASES
On Final Report by the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, No. UPL 23-03. Respondents Tracy Cowatch, Robert Kruppa, William Kruppa, the Victor Kruppa Trust, and Robert Kruppa d.b.a. Advanced Rental Mgt., L.L.P., enjoined from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law in Ohio. Civil penalty in the amount of $1,500.00 imposed, jointly and severally, on respondents and ordered to be paid within 30 days. If respondents fail to pay the fine within 30 days, the matter will be referred to the attorney general for collection and this court may find respondents in contempt. Respondents will be liable for all collection costs pursuant to R.C. 131.02 if the debt is certified to the attorney general for collection.