Summary
The Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended Adam Dane Searl from the practice of law after the Board of Professional Conduct certified his default and no objections were filed. The order imposes cessation-of-practice, continuing-legal-education, client-notification, reimbursement, and reinstatement requirements.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the respondent's interim default suspension should be converted into an indefinite suspension under Gov.Bar R. V(14)(E)(1).
Holdings
- Because the Board of Professional Conduct certified the respondent's default and no objections were filed after the show-cause order, the court indefinitely suspended respondent from the practice of law pursuant to Gov.Bar R. V(14)(E)(1).
Key quotations
“respondent, Adam Dane Searl, Attorney Registration No. 0089203, last known business address in Willard, Ohio, is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law.” (¶ 2)
Factual background
The Board of Professional Conduct certified Searl's default to the clerk of the Supreme Court of Ohio on November 16, 2020. After the court imposed an interim default suspension on December 14, 2020, no party objected to converting that suspension into an indefinite suspension.
Procedural history
The Board of Professional Conduct filed a certification of default against Adam Dane Searl. The Supreme Court of Ohio imposed an interim default suspension, ordered the parties to show cause why it should not be converted to an indefinite suspension, received no objections, and entered an order indefinitely suspending Searl from practicing law.