Ethics
Lawyer suspended for allegedly pressuring shopper for sexual favors
An Ohio legal professional had his regulation license suspended by the Ohio Supreme Courtroom for six months for pressuring a shopper for intercourse, in response to a report. (Picture from Shutterstock)
A veteran Ohio legal professional had his regulation license suspended for allegedly pressuring a shopper for sexual favors, in response to a story from WXIX.
The Ohio Supreme Courtroom mentioned lawyer Bruce Wallace of Brown County, Ohio, who had no prior disciplinary points in 41 years of observe, admitted making an attempt to coerce his shopper for intercourse after investigators performed him a dialog secretly recorded by his shopper, in response to the story.
The state supreme court docket mentioned when the sufferer informed Wallace that she wished to proceed rapidly in a parenting dispute, he repeatedly requested her how far she would go to get what she wished, in response to the story.
Wallace was suspended for one 12 months, with six months stayed.
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