Disciplinary Counsel v. Pace

Summary

The Supreme Court of Ohio held that Don Haywood Pace violated DR 1-102(A)(4) and DR 1-102(A)(6) based on his failure to disclose foreign financial interests or authority on his 1992 federal tax return. The court imposed a two-year suspension from the practice of law, credited against the suspension already served since October 4, 2001, and taxed costs to Pace.

Holdings

1. Pace violated DR 1-102(A)(4) by engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
2. Pace violated DR 1-102(A)(6) by engaging in conduct that adversely reflected on his fitness to practice law.
3. A two-year suspension from the practice of law, with credit for the suspension previously served since October 4, 2001, was appropriate.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Pace's stipulated conduct violated DR 1-102(A)(4), prohibiting dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
2. Whether Pace's stipulated conduct violated DR 1-102(A)(6), prohibiting conduct adversely reflecting on a lawyer's fitness to practice law.
3. Whether a two-year suspension, with credit for the suspension already served, was the appropriate sanction.

Disposition

other