Ohio Board Files Bar Discipline Reports
A staff report from the web page of the Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has filed eight disciplinary case reports with the Ohio Supreme Court. Each report recommends discipline for an attorney charged with professional misconduct.
The parties will have an opportunity to file objections to the board’s report and recommendation with the Supreme Court. If objections are filed, the case will be scheduled for oral argument. No oral argument is scheduled in reinstatement proceedings, and objections are not permitted in a case submitted upon consideration of a consent-to-discipline agreement.
Additional information about each case, including the report and recommendation, may be obtained by clicking on the link for each case.
Questions regarding pending cases should be directed to the Office of Public Information at 614.387.9250.
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association v. Michael Aaron Heller
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0742
Recommended sanction: One-year suspension, six months stayed
Franklin County
Columbus Bar Association v. Michael Dean Christensen (consent-to-discipline)
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0736
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed
Erie County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Loretta Ann Riddle
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0744
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed
Hamilton County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Michael Louis Bachman
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0739
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed
Lake County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Anthony John Polizzi, Jr.
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0740
Recommended sanction: Permanent disbarment
Cleveland.com reported on the underlying criminal case in the above matter
A North Royalton man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing two students while he was a teacher at a private high school in Willoughby Hills.
Lucas County
Disciplinary Counsel v. Hon. Michael Robert Goulding
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0738
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension, stayed
This matter involves a judge’s ex parte communications with the incarcerated boyfriend of a friend’s daughter.
Mahoning County
Mahoning County Bar Association v. Jan Robert Mostov (consent-to-discipline)
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0741
Recommended sanction: Public reprimand
Stark County
Stark County Bar Association v. Bobbie Lynn Marsh (consent-to-discipline)
Supreme Court Case No. 2020-0737
Recommended sanction: Six-month suspension stayed
(Mike Frisch)