The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct today announced the certification of 17 cases in December and January for formal disciplinary proceedings.

In each case, a certified complaint has been sent to the respondent, and the respondent has been directed to file an answer to the allegations contained in the complaint. Once an answer is received, the case will be assigned to a three-member hearing panel of the board, and the hearing panel will conduct further proceedings in the case. If the respondent does not answer the allegations, the respondent’s failure to answer will be certified to the Ohio Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court may suspend the respondent’s license to practice law.

Typically, a public hearing is scheduled within four to six months after the case is assigned to a hearing panel. Please consult the Upcoming Hearings Schedule for a monthly list of board hearings.

If the board finds that a lawyer or judge has engaged in professional misconduct, the board will file a report with the Court that includes a recommended sanction. The Court is responsible for reviewing the board report and case record and imposing discipline.

To access the complaints in these cases, click on the individual case numbers below.

Mahoning County Bar Association v. Mark Immanuel Verkhlin
Case No. 2016-062
Respondent’s counsel: None

Cincinnati Bar Association v. Neal Allen May
Case No. 2016-063
Respondent’s counsel: None

Mahoning County Bar Association v. Neal Ghaleb Atway
Case No. 2016-064
Respondent’s counsel: John B. Juhasz Jr., Youngstown and Lynn A. Maro, Boardman

Disciplinary Counsel v. Clyde Bennett II
Case No. 2016-065
Respondent’s counsel: George D. Jonson, Cincinnati

Disciplinary Counsel v. Robert Kolter Leonard
Case No. 2016-066
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Trent Reynard Turner
Case No. 2016-067
Respondent’s counsel: Richard F. Chambers II, Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. Samuel Ray Smith II
Case No. 2016-068
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin E. Mathews Jr., Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. John Walter Gold
Case No. 2016-069
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Cynthia Ann Williams
Case No. 2016-070
Respondent’s counsel: Jonathan E. Coughlan, Columbus

Columbus Bar Association v. Bradley Dennis Keating
Case No. 2016-071
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin E. Mathews Jr., Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. Rufus Sims
Case No. 2016-072
Respondent’s counsel: Mary L. Cibella, Cleveland

Disciplinary Counsel v. John Edward Patterson
Case No. 2016-073
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin E. Mathews Jr., Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. Paul Anthony Mancino Jr
Case No. 2016-074
Respondent’s counsel: None

Disciplinary Counsel v. Timothy Raymond Dougherty
Case No. 2016-075
Respondent’s counsel: Ric Daniell, Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. Mark Alan Deters
Case No. 2016-076
Respondent’s counsel: Alvin E. Mathews Jr., Columbus

Disciplinary Counsel v. Christopher J. Goldthorpe
Case No. 2016-077
Respondent’s counsel: Larry H. James, Columbus

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Rosel Charles Hurley III
Case No. 2017-001
Respondent’s counsel: None

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Matthew Joseph King
Case No. 2017-002
Respondent’s counsel: None

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