Oct. 1, 2009
Disciplinary Case Schedule for October
The following schedule of cases is set for hearings by the Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline this month. All hearings take place before a three-judge panel of the board and are open to the public. The hearings involve an individual attorney or judge who is charged with professional misconduct.
Hearings may be continued for good cause at any time. Interested persons should contact the board’s office at 614.387.9370 for more information about a case and to confirm that the hearing will be held as scheduled.
Members of the media seeking more information about a particular case may review the public file at the board’s office on the fifth floor of the Ohio Judicial Center, 65 S. Front St., Columbus, OH 43215-3431.
Oct. 5 - Note: This hearing has been vacated.
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. John R. Andrews, Respondent
Case No. 05-032
Respondent’s address: 3045 Werk Road, Cincinnati
Hearing Time/Location: 9:30 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106
Oct. 7 & 8
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Dea L. Character, Respondent
Case No. 06-037
Respondent’s address: 3055 Ludlow Road, Shaker Heights
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, One Lakeside Ave., Courtroom 2B, Cleveland
Oct. 13
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Scott A. Pullins, Respondent
Case No. 09-022
Respondent’s address: 110 E. Gambier St., Suite 1186, Mt. Vernon
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106
Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23
Nov. 5, 6, 19, 20
Dec. 10, 11
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Vincent A. Stafford, Respondent
Case No. 08-081
Respondent’s address: 2015 Ontario St., Cleveland
Hearing Time/Locations: 9 a.m. on Oct. 16, 22 & 23; and the November
and December dates at the Eighth District Court of Appeals, One Lakeside Ave.,
Courtroom 2, Cleveland, and at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 15 in Courtroom 3
Oct. 16
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Marc B. Bandman, Respondent
Case No. 09-035
Respondent’s address: 7591 Blue Holly Drive, Lewis Center
Hearing Time/Location: 9:30 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106
Oct. 19
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar, Relator v. William T. Zaffiro, Respondent
Case No. 09-032
Respondent’s address: 5495 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst
Hearing Time/Location: 9 a.m.; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Assoc., 1301 E. Ninth St., 2nd Level, Cleveland
Oct. 22
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Steven C. Gittinger, Respondent
Case No. 09-031
Respondent’s address: 9825 Kenwood Road, Suite 211, Cincinnati
Hearing Time/Location: 9 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106
Oct. 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Judge John J. Plough, Respondent
Case No. 09-026
Respondent’s address: 447 Madison St., Ravenna
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106 on Oct. 26, 27, 28, 29; West Hearing Room 104 on Oct. 30
Oct. 30
Cincinnati Bar Association, Relator v. John J. Helbling, Respondent
Case No. 09-047
Respondent’s address: 5848 Cheviot Road, Suite 183, Cincinnati
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, Room 281
Oct. 30
Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. Lisa J. Niles, Respondent
Case No. 08-088
Respondent’s address: 1122 W. High St., Springfield
Hearing Time/Location: 10 a.m.; Ohio Judicial Center, North Hearing Room 106
Contact: Jon Marshall at 614.387.9370 or Chris Davey at 614.387.9250.