Disciplinary Counsel v. Rammelsberg

143 Ohio St. 3d 381 · Supreme Court of Ohio · May 28, 2015

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court indefinitely suspended Sharri Una Rammelsberg from practicing law for client-trust-account violations, false statements, and failure to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation. The court conditioned reinstatement on cooperation with document requests and compliance with specified mental-health treatment recommendations, but declined to credit her interim default suspension.

Holdings

  1. The court adopted the board's findings that Rammelsberg violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.15(a)(2), 1.15(a)(3), 8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.4(c), and Gov.Bar R. V(4)(G), while dismissing the alleged Prof.Cond.R. 8.4(h) violation.
  2. An indefinite suspension from the practice of law was the appropriate sanction because the trust-account misconduct was accompanied by a pattern of knowing noncooperation, failure to respond to disciplinary demands, and false statements during the investigation.
  3. The respondent was not entitled to credit for time served under the March 22, 2013 interim default suspension.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether Rammelsberg committed the stipulated professional-conduct and disciplinary-investigation violations.
  2. What sanction was appropriate for the misconduct.
  3. Whether Rammelsberg should receive credit for time served under her interim default suspension.

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (13)

  • In re Attorney Registration Suspension of Rammelsberg, 107 Ohio St. 3d 1431, 2005-Ohio-6408, 838 N.E.2d 671(prior_history)
  • In re Reinstatement of Rammelsberg, 108 Ohio St. 3d 1428, 2006-Ohio-378, 841 N.E.2d 790(prior_history)
  • Disciplinary Counsel v. Rammelsberg, 134 Ohio St. 3d 1502, 2013-Ohio-1054, 984 N.E.2d 1097(prior_history)
  • Disciplinary Counsel v. Rammelsberg, 137 Ohio St. 3d 1435, 2013-Ohio-5501, 998 N.E.2d 1188(prior_history)
  • Stark Cty. Bar Assn. v. Buttacavoli, 96 Ohio St. 3d 424, 2002-Ohio-4743, 775 N.E.2d 818, ¶ 16(followed)
  • Disciplinary Counsel v. Broeren, 115 Ohio St. 3d 473, 2007-Ohio-5251, 875 N.E.2d 935, ¶ 21(followed)
  • Cincinnati Bar Assn. v. Alsfelder, 138 Ohio St. 3d 333, 2014-Ohio-870, 6 N.E.3d 1162(analogized)
  • Disciplinary Counsel v. Bogdanski, 135 Ohio St. 3d 235, 2013-Ohio-398, 985 N.E.2d 1251(analogized)
  • Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Lemieux, 139 Ohio St. 3d 320, 2014-Ohio-2127, 11 N.E.3d 1157(analogized)
  • Disciplinary Counsel v. Weiss, 133 Ohio St. 3d 236, 2012-Ohio-4564, 977 N.E.2d 636(analogized)

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