A Columbus lawyer faces possible discipline after being accused of keeping unearned fees and other professional misconduct.Joseph D. Reed will be summoned to appear before the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline to answer to a complaint filed by the Columbus Bar Association.
The complaint accuses Reed of keeping $1,525 from two clients whose cases he never filed and belatedly returning money to a client stemming from a bar association legal-fees arbitration case.
He also is accused of failing to honor a subpoena issued by the Ohio Supreme Court’s disciplinary counsel and failing to respond to another legal-fees arbitration case sought by a former client.
A disciplinary panel will review the case and recommend potential discipline against Reed to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Discipline Possible in Legal Fee Complaint