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Toledo Bar Association v. Vild11/2/2005
ng retainers or legal fees and failing to carry out contracts of employment is tantamount to theft of the fee from the client. Columbus Bar Assn. v. Moushey, 104 Ohio St.3d 427, 2004-Ohio-6897, 819 N.E.2d 1112, 16. Respondent's misconduct reflects poorly on the legal profession and caused harm to the clients whose legal matters he neglected.
{ } Accordingly, respondent is hereby indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in Ohio. Costs are taxed to respondent.
Judgment accordingly.
MOYER, C.J., RESNICK, PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O'CONNOR and LANZINGER, JJ., concur.
O'DONNELL, J., dissents.
O'DONNELL,J., dissenting.
{ } Respondent has been previously disciplined for neglecting a legal matter entrusted to him. Given his history, the absence of mitigation, his lack of cooperation, the refusal to acknowledge his wrongdoing, and his pattern of misconduct and failure to make restitution, I cannot understand how we can uphold the public's confidence in our profession unless we disbar respondent. Our profession expects no less. Accordingly, I would vote to disbar respondent.
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