Summary
The Supreme Court of Ohio publicly reprimanded Steven Bruce Beranek for failing to comply with a client's reasonable requests for information and failing to inform the client that he did not maintain professional liability insurance. The court adopted the findings of the Board of Professional Conduct, found violations of Ohio Prof.Cond.R. 1.4(a)(4) and 1.4(c), and taxed costs to Beranek.
Holdings
- Beranek violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.4(a)(4) by failing to comply as soon as practicable with the McAlpins' reasonable requests for information and violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.4(c) by failing to inform them that he did not maintain professional-liability insurance.
- A public reprimand is the appropriate sanction for Beranek's misconduct.
Questions Presented
- Whether Beranek violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.4(a)(4) by failing to comply as soon as practicable with the McAlpins' reasonable requests for information.
- Whether Beranek violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.4(c) by failing to inform the McAlpins that he did not maintain professional-liability insurance.
- What sanction was appropriate for the stipulated misconduct.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (4)
- In re Attorney Registration Suspension of Beranek, 130 Ohio St. 3d 1420, 2011-Ohio-5627, 956 N.E.2d 310(applied)
- Columbus Bar Assn. v. Bhatt, 133 Ohio St. 3d 131, 2012-Ohio-4230, 976 N.E.2d 870(followed)
- Akron Bar Assn. v. Freedman, 128 Ohio St. 3d 497, 2011-Ohio-1959, 946 N.E.2d 753(followed)
- Columbus Bar Assn. v. Smith, 143 Ohio St. 3d 436, 2015-Ohio-2000, 39 N.E.3d 488(followed)
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