Disciplinary Counsel v. Zigan

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court reviewed disciplinary charges against attorney Steven Earl Zigan involving conversion of employer and client funds, forged documents, neglect of client matters, and failure to cooperate with the investigation. The court adopted the findings of misconduct and permanently disbarred Zigan, taxing costs to him.

Holdings

1. The court adopted the board's findings and held that respondent violated DR 1-102(A)(4), DR 1-102(A)(5), DR 1-102(A)(6), DR 6-101(A)(3), DR 7-101(A)(1), DR 7-101(A)(2), DR 9-102(A), DR 9-102(B)(4), and Gov.Bar R. V(4)(G) in the counts specified by the court.
2. Permanent disbarment was the appropriate sanction for respondent's repeated conversion of funds, failure to perform legal work, deception, abandonment of client matters, failure to cooperate with the disciplinary process, and prior disciplinary record.

Questions Presented

1. Whether respondent committed the ethical violations found by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline.
2. Whether permanent disbarment was the appropriate sanction for respondent's repeated conversion of funds, dishonesty, neglect and abandonment of client matters, and failure to cooperate with the disciplinary investigation.

Disposition

other