Professional Liability Blog

In today’s digital age, people all too often take to social media to share their opinion on a wide array of matters. Unfortunately, in the last few years, more and more lawyers are learning the hard way that their social media posts criticizing judges can have a lasting impact on their legal careers.

Attorneys can run afoul of the rules of professional conduct in a variety of ways. One of the most common ways is by ignoring a client’s matter. The Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recently sanctioned an attorney for just that. On review, the Ohio Supreme Court then upheld the majority of the sanctions, though it did reduce the imposed penalty.