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OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. CONNAUGHTON

No. 96-431.

75 Ohio St.3d 644 (1996)

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL v. CONNAUGHTON.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey Stern, Disciplinary Counsel, and Alvin E. Mathews, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, for relator.

Per Curiam.

We adopt the findings and conclusions of law of the board but disagree with its recommendation. We have consistently held that misappropriation of client funds is an egregious violation of a lawyer's ethical responsibilities and an appropriate sanction for such breach of trust is disbarment. Greater Cleveland Bar Assn. v. McGarry (1979), 60 Ohio St.2d 168, 14 O.O.3d 406, 398 N.E.2d 560; Lake...

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