The Supreme Court Ohio Annual Report

Supreme Court Shortens Attorney
Registration Late Filing Period
By changing the effective date to May 1 in Gov. Bar. R. VI,
the Supreme Court shortened the time frame from 90 days
to 60 days in which attorneys on active or corporate status
who miss the registration deadline can file their paperwork
late and pay a late fee without being suspended. The rule
left unchanged the $350 registration fee.
Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Gov. Bar R. VII authorizes disciplinary counsel and bar
associations to investigate and prosecute unauthorized
practice of law (UPL) cases. In 2009, there were 155 new UPL
investigations, about 20 of which initiated from board referrals.
Commission on Professionalism
The Commission on Professionalism administered the Lawyer
to Lawyer Mentoring Program and published, in collaboration
with the Clients’ Security Fund, A Consumers’ Practical Guide to
Managing a Relationship with a Lawyer (p. 50).
Committee on the Appointment of Counsel
for Indigent Defendants in Capital Cases
Throughout 2009, the Committee on the Appointment of
Counsel for Indigent Defendants in Capital Cases continued to
certify and decertify attorneys in accordance with Sup. R. 20.
Commission on
Certification of
Attorneys
as Specialists
Susan B. Christoff
secretary
Bernard Bauer
Hon. Timothy Cannon
Linda Cook
Jack Cooper
Jill Heck
Marc Kessler, chair
Hon. Timothy McGinty
William Meyer
Alan Petrov
Edwin Romero
Heather Sanderson-Lewis
Lloyd Snyder
Joan Verchot
Bryan Ward
Mark Ziccarelli
Board on the
Unauthorized
Practice of Law
Michelle A. Hall
secretary
C. Lynne Day
Frank R. DeSantis, chair
N. Victor Goodman
Richard R. Hollington
Mark J. Huller
Kenneth A. Kraus
James W. Lewis
Scott Potter
John P. Sahl
Curtis J. Sybert
Kevin L. Williams
Patricia A. Wise
Office of Bar Admissions
The Office of Bar Admissions supports the Supreme Court
in its constitutional responsibility to regulate the admission of
applicants to the practice of law in Ohio. The office processes
applications for admission, including registration applications,
applications to take the bar examination and applications
for admission without examination; oversees character and
fitness investigations of applicants; coordinates and administers
semiannual bar examinations; and organizes admission
ceremonies during which eligible applicants take the oath of
office.
The Office of Bar Admissions also issues miscellaneous
certificates relating to bar admission, including legal intern
certificates for law students working in clinical programs,
temporary certificates for attorneys licensed in other states and
working in law school clinical programs or other legal services
Commission on
Professionalism
Lori L. Keating
secretary
Lee E. Belardo
Hon. James A. Brogan
John R. Carle
Michael Distelhorst
Hon. Michael P. Donnelly
Patrick F. Fischer
Timothy O. Gusler
Hon. Linda J. Jennings
Marvin L. Karp
Stephen R. Lazarus, chair
Hon. Thomas Marcelain
Kathleen H. Ransier
Monica A. Sansalone
Kathleen A. Stoneman
Hon. Richard K. Warren
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