In re Admin. Actions

Citation155 N.E.3d 918 (Table),2020 Ohio 4908,160 Ohio St.3d 1424
Parties ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
Decision Date15 October 2020
CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Ohio

160 Ohio St.3d 1424
155 N.E.3d 918 (Table)
2020 Ohio 4908

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

Supreme Court of Ohio.

October 15, 2020


CONTINUING-LEGAL-EDUCATION MATTERS

Gov.Bar R. X(3) and Gov.Jud.R. IV requires all attorneys and judges 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 24 hours of continuing legal education ("CLE"), including two and a half hours related to professional conduct, for each two-year compliance period. Gov.Bar R. X(4) requires attorneys and judges whose last names begin with a letter from A through L to complete the CLE requirements of Gov.Bar R. X on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year.

Gov.Bar R. X(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 90 days of the December 31 deadline shall be assessed a late fee in accordance with CLE Reg. 503. By notice dated March 24, 2020, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education extended the 90-day deadline to 180 days due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The commission further waived the self-study cap for the 2018/2019 CLE late compliance period of January 1, 2020, through June 29, 2020, allowing attorneys to come into compliance through the use of approved self-study programs.

Gov.Bar R. X(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 Gov.Bar R. X(17) and consistent with CLE Reg. 503. On October 14, 2020, the commission sanctioned 298 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X.

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(18)(A). The sanction amount displayed in the last column is based on the number and the type of hour deficiency.

Name

Attorney Number

County

State

Amount

John Hollis Fisher 0002851 Allen OH $225.00

John Patrick Concannon 0024131 Brown OH $75.00

Larry Wendall Keller 0003670 Butler OH $300.00

Amy L. Fogelman 0076629 Clermont OH $75.00

James Russell Garvin 0065128 Clermont OH $75.00

Richard Lawrence Federle Jr. 0061581 Clinton OH $75.00

Marian Delores Davidson 0067159 Columbiana OH $75.00

Carolyn Watts Allen 0033990 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Gregory Paul Amend 0081247 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

George John Asimou 0080060 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

Robert Jerome Berk 0001031 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

James Edward Betts 0010960 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

Maria Boccardi 0063791 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

David James Carney 0042599 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

John Harold Carson Jr. 0011621 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Jillian Elizabeth Charles 0092907 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Benjamin Thomas Chinni 0025356 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Leonard Davis 0010552 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Giovanni Frank Di Censo 0067204 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Alan Sanford Doris 0014321 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

Leah Zelaski Dugan 0093010 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Pete Christopher Elliott 0002235 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

Donald Bryan Ferfolia Jr. 0082049 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Anne Owings Ford 0043717 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Steven Alan Freedman 0025528 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

James Sean Gallagher 0092581 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

James Richard Gallagher 0027091 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

Jennifer Hays Gorman 0042610 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Lillian Jones Greene 0024400 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

William Thomas Guarnieri 0005038 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Timothy Paul Haffey 0041438 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Katherine M. Haka 0044024 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

Ronald Joseph Harpst 0010750 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

David Gilbert Heiman 0038271 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Michael James Herrick 0084414 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

Yearachmiel Eric Holtz 0084326 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Michael Robert Houston 0070203 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

Carol Croyle Jackson 0037707 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

Kevin Charles Johnson 0017747 Cuyahoga OH $225.00

John Colonel Kealy 0031331 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Una Harris Keenon 0018504 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Nicholas Martin Knevel 0093340 Cuyahoga OH $75.00

Stephen Paul Kolozvary 0003193 Cuyahoga OH $300.00

Joseph Ralph Lopez 0088913 Cuyahoga OH $150.00

Eric Lawrence Broxterman 0075509 Delaware OH $75.00

Sean Patrick Costello 0068612 Delaware OH $300.00

Yvette Ackison Cox 0013096 Delaware OH $300.00

Henry Louis Fein 0036915 Delaware OH $75.00

Cory David Hoffman 0088771 Delaware OH $300.00

Annette Michele McMurry 0080140 Delaware OH $75.00

Keith Closs Brewster III 0078806 Fairfield OH $75.00

Bryce Weston Burton 0088721 Fairfield OH $150.00

Randy Lee Happeney 0029488 Fairfield OH $75.00

Paul Michael Branson 0073453 Franklin OH $225.00

Thomas Jay Brown Jr. 0012209 Franklin OH $225.00

Melinda Dianne Carter 0042590 Franklin OH $300.00

Daniel Robert Caruso 0064980 Franklin OH $300.00

Richard Francis Chambers II 0081139 Franklin OH $225.00

Julianna Ravelle Clark 0092252 Franklin OH $225.00

Jeremy Daniel Davitz 0085052 Franklin OH $75.00

Steven Thomas Druckenmiller 0089651 Franklin OH $75.00

Donald Lawrence Feinstein 0029152 Franklin OH $75.00

Lauren Ashley Ford 0096057 Franklin OH $150.00

Sheeba Samuel George 0091472 Franklin OH $300.00

Sean M. Gouhin 0062833 Franklin OH $300.00

Vanessa Renee Gouhin 0069836 Franklin OH $300.00

Lewis Kenneth Hanson III 0064978 Franklin OH $300.00

Aimee Danielle Harper 0089071 Franklin OH $150.00

William Mayne Hayden 0004942 Franklin OH $300.00

Jeremy Wayne Hoshor-Johnson 0075502 Franklin OH $225.00

Adam Richard Huffman 0093500 Franklin OH $75.00

Kelli Nicole Hughes 0088518 Franklin OH $150.00

John Marvin Hyre III 0068922 Franklin OH $225.00

Romin Iqbal 0080146 Franklin OH $225.00

W. Mark Jump 0062837 Franklin OH $75.00

Anthony Robin Kidd 0016529 Franklin OH $300.00

George Harold Lowrey 0096543 Franklin OH $300.00

Jennifer Breech Rhoads 0070049 Franklin OH $75.00

William Ned Eachus 0004997 Gallia OH $150.00

Karen Lynn Hummel 0088982 Geauga OH $150.00

Caleb Brown Jr. 0020678 Hamilton OH $300.00

Carol Smith Friel 0008769 Hamilton OH $300.00

Brennan Clay Grayson 0084360 Hamilton OH $75.00

Kathryn Suzanne Harris 0085746 Hamilton OH $75.00

Nancy Coe Helwig 0032327 Hamilton OH $300.00

Walter Gregory Henley 0047263 Hamilton OH $150.00

Richard Wellington Holmes Jr. 0072672 Hamilton OH $300.00

Andrea Costa Laden 0090162 Hamilton OH $75.00

Rock Christopher Lee 0081734 Hamilton OH $300.00

Barry Robert Levy 0041371 Hamilton OH $150.00

Nancy Hampton Ludwig 0077952 Hamilton OH $300.00

Carol Ann Curren 0075316 Highland OH $75.00

Gregory Richard Chemnitz 0012085 Lake OH $75.00

Jay Frederick Crook 0078499 Lake OH $75.00

Nicholas Americo D'Angelo 0038892 Lake OH $225.00

David Edwin Koerner 0030711 Lake OH $75.00

Scott Harold Ballou 0025669 Lorain OH $75.00

Thomas Gerard Eschweiler 0067780 Lorain OH $75.00

Frank Charles Giamboi II 0033890 Lorain OH $300.00

Balrina Riku Ahluwalia 0090391 Lucas OH $300.00

Abbes Rafic Awada 0087935 Lucas OH $225.00

Gordon Richard Barry 0010883 Lucas OH $300.00

James Andrew Bingle 0089489 Lucas OH $75.00

Francis Charles Collins 0038041 Lucas OH $225.00

RaShya Monique Cunningham 0093140 Lucas OH $150.00

John David Franklin 0055359 Lucas OH $150.00

Richard Abbott Hamilton 0007757 Lucas OH $150.00

Elizabeth Kennedy-Feniger 0076932 Lucas OH $225.00

Richard Warren Koehn 0014103 Lucas OH $150.00

Robyn R. Gallitto 0073560 Mahoning OH $75.00

Michael Lane Gollings 0066700 Mahoning OH $225.00

Autumn Basil 0065790 Medina OH $75.00

Christopher Brady Coulles 0089783 Montgomery OH $225.00

Patrick Anthony Flanagan 0017658 Montgomery OH $75.00

Cynthia Ann Karns 0062462 Montgomery OH $300.00

Charles Young Kidwell Jr. 0029994 Montgomery OH $75.00

Terry Lee Lewis 0010324 Montgomery OH $75.00

Michael Richard Bassett 0079591 Ottawa OH $300.00

Bruce Russell Dailey 0075818 Pike OH $150.00

Benito C. Antognoli 0030683 Portage OH $75.00

Errol Anthony Can 0058590 Portage OH $300.00

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