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January Disciplinary Hearings Announced

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline will hear 11 disciplinary cases in January.

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline will hear 11 disciplinary cases in January.

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline will hear 11 disciplinary cases in January.

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline will hear 11 disciplinary cases in January.

The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline today announced that 11 disciplinary hearings involving attorneys charged with professional misconduct are scheduled next month. All hearings take place before a three-member panel of the board and are open to the public.

Hearings may be continued for good cause at any time. Contact the board’s office at 614.387.9370 to confirm that a hearing will be held as scheduled or the Office of Public Information at 614.387.9250 for more information about a case. Upon request, case documents can be obtained via email.

January 4
Akron Bar Association, Relator v.
Michele A. Tomer, Respondent
Case No. 12-008
Respondent’s address: 679 West Market Street, Akron
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, 65 South Front Street, North Hearing Room 106, Columbus

January 4
Reinstatement of
Aaron A. Ridenbaugh, Petitioner; Disciplinary Counsel, Relator
Case No. 08-025
Petitioner’s address: 10928 Buehler Road, NE, Bolivar
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, West Hearing Room 104

January 11
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v.
Paul L. Wallace, Respondent
Case No. 12-062
Respondent’s address: 171 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, West Hearing Room 104

January 11
Akron Bar Association, Relator v.
Trent A. Binger, Respondent
Case No. 12-064
Respondent’s address: P.O. Box 4, Munroe Falls
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 1301 East Ninth Street, Cleveland

January 14 & 15
Toledo Bar Association, Relator v.
Nicholas W. Hetzer, Respondent
Case No. 12-004
Respondent’s address: 5800 Monroe Street, Building C, Sylvania
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106

January 16 & 17
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v.
Douglas A. Milhoan, Respondent
Case No. 12-040
Respondent’s address: P.O. Box 347, Middlebranch
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106

January 23
Ohio State Bar Association, Relator v.
Bridget M. McCafferty, Respondent
Case No. 12-056
Respondent’s address: 30315 Adams Lane, Westlake
Hearing Time/Location: 9 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106

January 25
Trumbull County Bar Association, Relator v.
Joseph D. Ohlin, Respondent
Case Nos. 11-026 and 12-021
Respondent’s address: 3870 Adrian SE, Warren
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, Court of Claims, Fourth Floor, Courtroom 4A

January 28
Reinstatement of
John S. Wolanin, Petitioner; Disciplinary Counsel, Relator
Case No. 07-031
Petitioner’s address: Phoenix, AZ
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106

January 29 and 30
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Relator v.
John L. Lemieux, Respondent
Case No. 11-095
Respondent’s address: 1025 West Hill Drive, Gates Mills
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Rennillo Court Reporting, 1301 East Ninth St., Cleveland

January 31
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v.
David A. Streeter Jr., Respondent
Case No. 12-055
Respondent’s address: 7102 Brookside Drive, Cleveland
Hearing Time/Location: 11:15 a.m.; Moyer Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106