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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Columbus Bar Assn. v. Christensen and Kluesener (Slip Opinion)
| 2019-0802 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Public reprimand (Christensen)—Conditionally stayed one-year suspension (Kluesener). | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-167 |
1/23/2020
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1/23/2020
| 2020-Ohio-167 |
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Ohio State Bar Assn. v. Watkins Global Network, L.L.C. (Slip Opinion)
| 2019-0008 | Unauthorized practice of law—A person may negotiate a debt on behalf of another without practicing law—Whether a person engages in the practice of law while negotiating a debt depends on whether that person’s actions include the rendering of legal services, such as giving legal advice, drafting legal documents, or raising legal defenses—Injunction issued and civil penalty imposed in 1 of 31 alleged instances of misconduct. | Stewart, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-169 |
1/23/2020
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1/23/2020
| 2020-Ohio-169 |
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01/23/2020 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
1/23/2020
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1/23/2020
| 2020-Ohio-179 |
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01/23/2020 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
1/23/2020
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1/23/2020
| 2020-Ohio-180 |
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01/22/2020 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review. | | |
1/22/2020
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1/22/2020
| 2020-Ohio-94 |
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01/22/2020 Case Announcements #2
| | Appeals not accepted for review. | | |
1/22/2020
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1/22/2020
| 2020-Ohio-95 |
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Disciplinary Counsel v. Amaddio and Wargo (Slip Opinion)
| 2019-0809 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—One-year suspension. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-141 |
1/22/2020
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1/22/2020
| 2020-Ohio-141 |
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Warren Cty. Bar Assn. v. Brenner (Slip Opinion)
| 2018-0822 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including failing to act with reasonable diligence in representing a client and failing to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter—Conditionally stayed six-month suspension. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-142 |
1/22/2020
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1/22/2020
| 2020-Ohio-142 |
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In re Application of Ohio Power Co. (Slip Opinion)
| 2018-1396 | Public utilities—Electric-security plan—Public Utilities Commission had subject-matter jurisdiction to approve power-purchase-agreement rider—Public Utilities Commission’s approval of smart-city rider upheld because R.C. 4928.143(B)(2)(H) permits an electric-security plan to include certain provisions that might otherwise violate a different statute in R.C. Title 49—Public Utilities Commission’s approval of renewable-generation rider on a placeholder basis upheld because no harm or prejudice to ratepayers has been shown—Order affirmed. | Kennedy | Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-143 |
1/22/2020
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1/22/2020
| 2020-Ohio-143 |
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01/22/2020 Case Announcements #3
| | Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters. | | |
1/22/2020
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1/22/2020
| 2020-Ohio-168 |
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