Opinion
12-15-2017
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
CONTINUING–LEGAL–EDUCATION MATTERS
Gov. Bar R. X, Section 3, 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 at least twenty-four hours of continuing legal education, including two and one half hours related to professional conduct, for each two-year compliance period. Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 4, requires attorneys whose last name begins with a letter from M through Z to complete the CLE requirements of Gov. Bar R. X on or before December 31st of each even-numbered year. Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(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 within ninety days of the December 31 deadline, shall be assessed a late fee in accordance with CLE Regulation 503. Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(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 Comission 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 Section 17 of Gov. Bar R. X and consistent with Commission Regulation 503.
On December 14, 2017, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education sanctioned 159 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 completing the educational hours required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3, and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(B). The sanction amount displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency.
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On December 14, 2017, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education issued orders imposing monetary sanctions and suspending 40 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov. Bar R. X.
The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the educational hours required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3; and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(A). The attorneys were also out of compliance with Gov. Bar R. X for the 2013 and 2015 reporting periods. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency.
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The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 3; and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(A). The attorneys also have not paid prior Commission ordered sanctions issued for noncompliance in the 2015 reporting period. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and type of hour deficiency.
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Gov. Bar R. X, Sections 9(A) and 14(A), require newly admitted attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, and attorneys newly registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov. Bar R. VI, during their first biennial compliance period, to complete at least twelve 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, Sec. 4, requires attorneys whose last name begins with a letter from M through Z to comply with the requirements of Gov. Bar R. X on or before the thirty-first day of December of even-numbered years. Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(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 within ninety days of the December 31, deadline, shall be assessed a late compliance fee, as established by the Commission. Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(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 Section 17 of Gov. Bar R. X and consistent with Commission Reg. 503.
The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the new lawyers training requirement as required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sections 9(A) and 14(A), and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov. Bar R. X, Sec. 18(A).
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