Summary
The Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspended Kevin Wayne Rumes from the practice of law after the Board of Professional Conduct certified his default and no objections were filed. The order imposes duties concerning cessation of practice, client notification and file transfer, continuing legal education, client-protection-fund reimbursement, and potential reinstatement.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the respondent's interim default suspension should be converted into an indefinite suspension under the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio.
Holdings
- Upon consideration of the certification of default and the absence of objections, the court indefinitely suspended Kevin Wayne Rumes from the practice of law in Ohio.
- The respondent was prohibited from practicing law, subject to specified notification, client-property, fee, continuing-legal-education, reimbursement, employment, and reinstatement requirements.
Factual background
The Board of Professional Conduct certified respondent Kevin Wayne Rumes's default in a disciplinary matter. After the Supreme Court imposed an interim default suspension and ordered the parties to show cause regarding conversion to an indefinite suspension, no objections were filed.
Procedural history
The Board of Professional Conduct filed a certification of default on October 6, 2021. The Supreme Court imposed an interim default suspension on October 29, 2021, ordered the parties to show cause why it should not be converted into an indefinite suspension, received no objections, and entered an indefinite suspension.