In re Admin. Actions, 113 N.E.3d 556, 2018 Ohio 5054, 154 Ohio St. 3d 1449 (2018)
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
Supreme Court of Ohio.
December 18, 2018
CONTINUING-LEGAL-EDUCATION MATTERS
Gov.Bar R. X(3) requires all attorneys admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and each attorney registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI to complete at least 24 hours of continuing legal education ("CLE"), including two and a half hours related to professional conduct, for each two-year compliance period. Gov.Bar R. X(4) requires attorneys whose last names begin with a letter from A through L to complete the CLE requirements of Gov.Bar R. X on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year. Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply timely with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV but does so within 90 days of the December 31 deadline shall be assessed a late fee in accordance with CLE Reg. 503. Gov.Bar R. X(18)(B) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV shall be notified of noncompliance by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education and that unless the attorney or judge comes into compliance or files evidence of compliance that is satisfactory to the commission on or before the date set forth in the notice, the commission shall issue an order imposing a sanction authorized by Gov.Bar R. X(17) and consistent with CLE Reg. 503.
On December 14, 2018, the commission sanctioned 248 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X. The following attorneys were issued a monetary sanction for not completing the educational hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A). The sanction amount displayed in the last column is based on the number and the type of hour deficiency.
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Joseph Anthony Benavidez | 0042447 | Allen | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Brian Joseph Halligan | 0024113 | Ashland | OH | $300.00 |
| Randy Dean Gossett | 0016655 | Belmont | OH | $225.00 |
| Catherine Adams | 0023480 | Brown | OH | $150.00 |
| Ira Myron Berman | 0008636 | Butler | OH | $300.00 |
| Norbert Mark Doellman Jr. | 0002122 | Butler | OH | $225.00 |
| Karl Frederick Kilguss | 0084449 | Butler | OH | $300.00 |
| James Allen Berry | 0024082 | Clark | OH | $150.00 |
| Jessica Loomis Shockley Kimes | 0077198 | Clark | OH | $225.00 |
| David Lee Huprich | 0025067 | Clermont | OH | $225.00 |
| Heather Dawn Walsh | 0080366 | Clermont | OH | $300.00 |
| Scott Emerson Allbery | 0039137 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Theodore Alexander Amata | 0065658 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Michael Branch Aten Jr. | 0083386 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Joseph Bancsi | 0025450 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Douglas Verne Bartman | 0073103 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Autumn Basil | 0065790 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Stanley Bennett | 0010238 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Robert Jerome Berk | 0001031 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Karl Stephen Beus | 0059931 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Evan McKee Bishop | 0090950 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Jason Collier Blackford | 0017481 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Alexis Catherine Bomback | 0089002 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Robert Chester Brooks II | 0040881 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Charles Steven Butler | 0024316 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Emil Joseph Centa | 0031080 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Thomas David Corrigan | 0022810 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Ben Thompson Davies | 0091082 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Liam Joseph Dunn | 0092488 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Leon Ray Ferraez Jr. | 0092844 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| John Joseph Gill | 0024028 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Bradley Scot Glazer | 0027619 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Timothy Paul Haffey | 0041438 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Jason Patrick Hager | 0075849 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Katherine M. Haka | 0044024 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Gladys Elaine Harrison | 0016051 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Alan Neil Hirth | 0021953 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Elissa Louise Hopson | 0083174 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Nathan John Hudak | 0081666 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Teresa James | 0031671 | Cuyahoga | OH | $ 75.00 |
| David James Janco | 0041358 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Adam Phillip Jason | 0087391 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Andrew Lee Johnson Jr. | 0010004 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Jessica Anne Kaiser | 0085843 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| David Anthony Kemme | 0012389 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Steven Brian Koblentz | 0019355 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Peter Joseph Krembs | 0024871 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Paul Emory Larson | 0069636 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Esther Oakalee Carr Lester | 0041547 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Gary Howard Levine | 0025993 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Dustin Scott Lewis | 0082686 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Robert Lee Lewis | 0022253 | Cuyahoga | OH | $150.00 |
| Marie Elizabeth Ballou | 0043902 | Delaware | OH | $300.00 |
| Sean Patrick Costello | 0068612 | Delaware | OH | $300.00 |
| James Henry Klein | 0006857 | Delaware | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Michael Ray Baker | 0039646 | Erie | OH | $150.00 |
| Ronald J. James | 0024674 | Erie | OH | $225.00 |
| Dale Robert England Jr. | 0017053 | Fairfield | OH | $300.00 |
| David Charles Ahlstrom | 0085784 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Christopher Joseph Allwein | 0084914 | Franklin | OH | $ 75.00 |
| James Edward Betts | 0010960 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Robert Nathaniel Black Jr. | 0019343 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| James Richard Brown | 0063295 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Thomas Jay Brown Jr. | 0012209 | Franklin | OH | $225.00 |
| Robert Thomas Burda | 0011917 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Jack C. Butler | 0024463 | Franklin | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Melinda Dianne Carter | 0042590 | Franklin | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Geneva Gaither Cleamons | 0031095 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Kelly Katherine Curtis | 0079285 | Franklin | OH | $225.00 |
| Colin Michael Daly | 0088614 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Adam Peter Demko | 0080083 | Franklin | OH | $ 75.00 |
| James Phillip Dinsmore | 0051798 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Kevin Daniel Dunn | 0088333 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Marcus David Dunn | 0062732 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Xavier Brian Edwards | 0084293 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Fredrick Lee Fisher | 0032434 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Jackalynne Ann Fletcher | 0064380 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Gregory Alan Goetz | 0090356 | Franklin | OH | $225.00 |
| Sara Allyn Hall | 0092696 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| William Mayne Hayden | 0004942 | Franklin | OH | $225.00 |
| Eric Michael Hedrick | 0083207 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| John Folger Hilt Jr. | 0029132 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| James M. Hoffmann | 0074856 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Nicholas Andrew Horn | 0092096 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Kristi Ming-ing Hsu | 0089582 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Brian Edward Huggins | 0091683 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Kelli Nicole Hughes | 0088518 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Jeffrey Dwight Hunter | 0061364 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Alexander Stephen Kocsis | 0024908 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Howard Paul Lowe | 0034295 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Jeffrey Karl Lucas | 0074504 | Franklin | OH | $150.00 |
| Jonathan David Adee | 0069082 | Hamilton | OH | $225.00 |
| Tracy Baffour Agyemang | 0096235 | Hamilton | OH | $150.00 |
| Stanley Jerome Aronoff | 0011694 | Hamilton | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Caleb Brown Jr. | 0020678 | Hamilton | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Debra Kay Crane | 0066729 | Hamilton | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Mary Theresa Foster | 0081729 | Hamilton | OH | $300.00 |
| Harold Sol Freeman | 0012709 | Hamilton | OH | $150.00 |
| Donald Francis Frei | 0002190 | Hamilton | OH | $150.00 |
| Jerome Janson Grogan | 0076029 | Hamilton | OH | $ 75.00 |
| James Albert Higgins | 0021127 | Hamilton | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Lawrence Knight Hoyt | 0037759 | Hamilton | OH | $300.00 |
| Mary Jill Brewster Hugan | 0074457 | Hamilton | OH | $225.00 |
| Todd Maurice Immell | 0069047 | Hamilton | OH | $225.00 |
| Jill Elizabeth Jakab | 0008599 | Hamilton | OH | $300.00 |
| Jessie Hanson LeMasters | 0077914 | Hamilton | OH | $225.00 |
| Nancy Hampton Ludwig | 0077952 | Hamilton | OH | $300.00 |
| Heather Nicole Keesee | 0086873 | Hocking | OH | $300.00 |
| Richard Craig Andrews | 0009537 | Lake | OH | $300.00 |
| Paul Brickner | 0026246 | Lake | OH | $150.00 |
| Karl William Hauber | 0073661 | Lake | OH | $300.00 |
| Karen Lynn Hummel | 0088982 | Lake | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Alfred Vincent Lucas | 0027737 | Lake | OH | $ 75.00 |
| John David Birmingham | 0044009 | Lucas | OH | $300.00 |
| Thomas Gene French | 0076643 | Lucas | OH | $225.00 |
| William Edwin Higley II | 0041761 | Lucas | OH | $300.00 |
| Christopher Lee Killion | 0074029 | Lucas | OH | $300.00 |
| Terrence Franklin Cloonan | 0017262 | Mahoning | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Donald Patrick Leone | 0000154 | Mahoning | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Daryl Edward Kowalski | 0089611 | Medina | OH | $300.00 |
| John Adams Cervay | 0014398 | Montgomery | OH | $225.00 |
| Christopher Brady Coulles | 0089783 | Montgomery | OH | $ 75.00 |
| David Joseph Cranmer | 0038667 | Montgomery | OH | $150.00 |
| Timothy James Dawe | 0046954 | Montgomery | OH | $300.00 |
| David Matthew Federico | 0091163 | Montgomery | OH | $150.00 |
| Gregory Patrick Garner | 0039111 | Montgomery | OH | $300.00 |
| Caitlin Elizabeth Lanning | 0090718 | Montgomery | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Michael Richard Bassett | 0079591 | Ottawa | OH | $150.00 |
| Charles Ray Burns | 0051963 | Ottawa | OH | $225.00 |
| Errol Anthony Can | 0058590 | Portage | OH | $300.00 |
| Duane Lynn Doyle | 0034042 | Portage | OH | $150.00 |
| Doston B. Jones | 0084195 | Portage | OH | $300.00 |
| Richard Vincent Friedmann | 0069038 | Seneca | OH | $300.00 |
| Paul Michael Kelley | 0088148 | Stark | OH | $225.00 |
| Colleen Marie Bonk | 0067165 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Melissa Renea Cox | 0071461 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Laura A. DiCola | 0039547 | Summit | OH | $300.00 |
| Michael David Esposito | 0077221 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Donald Bryan Ferfolia Jr. | 0082049 | Summit | OH | $225.00 |
| Bruce Richard Freedman | 0023864 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Ruth Ann Gibson | 0004701 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Jeffery Allen Kaleda | 0069149 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| John Peter Lazar | 0009760 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Douglas Glenn Leak | 0045554 | Summit | OH | $ 75.00 |
| James Martin Brutz | 0011144 | Trumbull | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Susan Stanton Katz | 0008893 | Trumbull | OH | $300.00 |
| Garry Owen Hurless | 0081611 | Tuscarawas | OH | $150.00 |
| William George Fowler | 0005254 | Warren | OH | $ 75.00 |
| Andrew Paul George | 0071311 | Warren | OH | $150.00 |
| Joan Alice Maria Gibson | 0040148 | AZ | $150.00 | |
| Erin Margaret Kansy | 0090982 | CA | $ 75.00 | |
| Sanjeev Kumar | 0078874 | CA | $150.00 | |
| Cody Launder | 0088611 | CA | $300.00 | |
| Sarah Marie Branam | 0080859 | CO | $ 75.00 | |
| Judith Ann Hoechst | 0043643 | CO | $300.00 | |
| Gwendolyn A. Montgomery | 0068514 | CO | $225.00 | |
| Glen Henry Ackerman | 0072724 | DC | $ 75.00 | |
| Jesse Wayne Lemon | 0092370 | DC | $ 75.00 | |
| William Lee Bowersock | 0029925 | FL | $300.00 | |
| Anthony Britt | 0037891 | FL | $225.00 | |
| Gary Nicholas Brott | 0021230 | FL | $ 75.00 | |
| Edward Michael Kolesar | 0039970 | FL | $150.00 | |
| Christine Lynn St. John | 0056252 | FL | $150.00 | |
| Davi Leitao Kruger | 0088615 | GA | $ 75.00 | |
| Shayla Alexandria King | 0091294 | IL | $ 75.00 | |
| Brad Aaron Catlin | 0083342 | IN | $ 75.00 | |
| David Edgar Davidson | 0016543 | KY | $ 75.00 | |
| Laurie Bilz Dowell | 0041208 | KY | $225.00 | |
| Laura Jean Flowers | 0074829 | KY | $ 75.00 | |
| Christopher Allen Griffin | 0076991 | KY | $ 75.00 | |
| Michael Joseph Asher | 0071787 | MI | $300.00 | |
| Stephen Conrad Bappert | 0083410 | MI | $225.00 | |
| Michael Leo Battersby | 0073558 | MI | $300.00 | |
| Richard Arthur Buntele | 0030872 | MI | $300.00 | |
| Bryan Cermak | 0037114 | MI | $225.00 | |
| Ari Matthew Charlip | 0093185 | MI | $ 75.00 | |
| Richard Gerard Convertino | 0041494 | MI | $300.00 | |
| Elias Habib Hazkial | 0085463 | MI | $300.00 | |
| David Edmer Lacasse | 0084077 | MI | $300.00 | |
| Barbara Lynn Freedy | 0011582 | NC | $225.00 | |
| Claudine Marie Lovitt | 0069335 | NC | $150.00 | |
| Michael Anthony Cretella | 0077917 | NJ | $225.00 | |
| David Edward DeLorenzi | 0058312 | NJ | $225.00 | |
| Andre' F. Hewitt | 0087507 | NJ | $ 75.00 | |
| Gary Alan Jones | 0037777 | NM | $150.00 | |
| Sean Alexander Cooke | 0088999 | NV | $ 75.00 | |
| Mary Elizabeth Cubberly | 0092574 | NY | $300.00 | |
| Johnathan Morton Fox | 0079548 | NY | $300.00 | |
| Jessie Morgan Gabriel | 0081290 | NY | $ 75.00 | |
| Hanan Benjamin Kolko | 0033071 | NY | $150.00 | |
| Adam Grant Anderson | 0078750 | PA | $225.00 | |
| Cara Catherine Davis | 0090336 | PA | $150.00 | |
| Glenn Robert Davis | 0077536 | PA | $150.00 | |
| Ivan Stewart DeVoren | 0091900 | PA | $300.00 | |
| Samuel Hood Foreman | 0064624 | PA | $300.00 | |
| Matthew Scott Jordan | 0089030 | PA | $ 75.00 | |
| Gary Lee Kaplan | 0083074 | PA | $300.00 | |
| Robert Vincent Kelley Jr. | 0071645 | PA | $150.00 | |
| Curtis Alan Fisher | 0028911 | SC | $300.00 | |
| Erin Ann Jochim | 0077062 | SC | $ 75.00 | |
| Vicki Lee Doster | 0055693 | TN | $300.00 | |
| Wilbert Byrd | 0011315 | TX | $225.00 | |
| Robert Martin Gow | 0059890 | TX | $300.00 | |
| Otis Wayne Grigsby Jr. | 0090789 | TX | $150.00 | |
| Margaret Miles Guerra | 0088951 | TX | $300.00 | |
| David Jackson Lyon | 0011035 | UT | $150.00 | |
| James Murrell Daniel Jr. | 0089922 | VA | $ 75.00 | |
| James Benjamin Atkins | 0093208 | WV | $150.00 | |
| Wilbert Howard Klatt | 0067932 | WV | $300.00 |
On December 14, 2018, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education issued orders imposing monetary sanctions and suspending 39 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X. The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the educational hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A). The attorneys were also out of compliance with Gov.Bar R. X for the 2014 and 2016 compliance periods. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and the type of hour deficiency.
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Thomas Joseph Kircher | 23473 | Butler | OH | $300.00 |
| Kevin Michael Brokaw | 72893 | Cuyahoga | OH | $225.00 |
| Robert Raymond Lech | 73078 | Delaware | OH | $300.00 |
| Catherine Michelle Brown | 66911 | Lorain | OH | $300.00 |
| Hui Li | 82661 | Montgomery | OH | $300.00 |
| Joseph Richard Cruse Jr. | 73207 | CA | $300.00 | |
| Jason Robert Gilbert | 74044 | KY | $300.00 |
The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A).
The attorneys also have not paid prior commission-ordered sanctions issued for noncompliance in the 2016 compliance period. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the number and the type of hour deficiency.
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State | Amount |
| Melinda J. Annandale | 51935 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Kenneth Earl Banks | 7194 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Gerald Alan Berk | 11529 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Johnny Mac Chandler | 24838 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Paul Joseph Daley | 17973 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Alex Jovanovic | 21469 | Cuyahoga | OH | $300.00 |
| Leslie Ann Akers | 33751 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Mark John Barrett | 19584 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Philip Wayne Cramer | 29123 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| Thomas Stephen Erlenbach | 18014 | Franklin | OH | $300.00 |
| David Joseph Braukman | 84253 | Hamilton | OH | $300.00 |
| Reeta Hem Brendamour | 67023 | Hamilton | OH | $300.00 |
| Dixie Kay Floyd | 41110 | Licking | OH | $300.00 |
| Kathleen Ann Gliva | 17023 | Licking | OH | $300.00 |
| Christopher Alan Forejt | 76110 | Lucas | OH | $300.00 |
| Norman George | 31903 | Montgomery | OH | $300.00 |
| Dennis Michael Hanaghan | 3464 | Montgomery | OH | $300.00 |
| Ellen Sue Leffak | 29586 | Montgomery | OH | $300.00 |
| Tiffany Michelle Crawford | 85684 | Shelby | OH | $300.00 |
| Robert Raymond Hunter Jr. | 26616 | Stark | OH | $300.00 |
| Ralph David Amiet | 8541 | Summit | OH | $300.00 |
| Gregory Janko Kovacevich | 81459 | Summit | OH | $300.00 |
| Joseph Carmen Letizia | 83004 | Summit | OH | $300.00 |
| Michael Anthony Bernard | 6312 | Trumbull | OH | $225.00 |
| James Kevin Earp | 83593 | AZ | $300.00 | |
| Walter Joseph Kosydar | 17824 | CA | $300.00 | |
| William Michael Dixon | 63520 | IA | $300.00 | |
| Eleanor Sherrell Andrews | 44142 | NY | $300.00 | |
| Mark Allen Dunn | 63922 | TX | $300.00 | |
| Stephany T. Jackson | 88952 | TX | $300.00 |
Gov.Bar R. X(9)(A) and 14(A) require attorneys newly admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and attorneys newly registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI, during their first biennial compliance period, to complete at least 12 hours of new-lawyers-training instruction, including one hour each of professionalism, law-office management, and client-fund management, and nine hours of instruction in one or more substantive-law topics that focus on handling legal matters in specific practice areas. Gov.Bar R. X(4) requires attorneys whose last names begin with a letter from M through Z to comply with the requirements of Gov.Bar R. X on or before December 31 of even-numbered years. Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply timely with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV but does so within 90 days of the December 31 deadline shall be assessed a late-compliance fee, as established by the commission. Gov.Bar R. X(18)(B) provides that an attorney or judge who fails to comply with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud.R. IV shall be notified of noncompliance by the commission and that unless the attorney or judge comes into compliance or files evidence of compliance that is satisfactory to the commission on or before the date set forth in the notice, the commission shall issue an order imposing a sanction authorized by Gov.Bar R. X(17) and consistent with CLE Reg. 503.
The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the new-lawyers-training requirement as required by Gov.Bar R. X(9)(A) and (14)(A) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A).
| Name | Attorney Number | County | State |
| John Francis Kirby | 96037 | Cuyahoga | OH |
| Addison Tierney Bare | 96037 | Franklin | OH |