Ohio Supreme Court
Disciplinary Counsel v. Norton
November 13, 20252025 Ohio 5091
Summary
The Ohio Supreme Court adopted the Board of Professional Conduct’s findings that attorney Eric Edward Norton possessed methamphetamine, illegal child‑abuse material, and criminal tools, and violated Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(b) and 8.4(h). The Court affirmed the board’s recommended sanction of a two‑year suspension with the first year conditionally stayed and denied Norton credit for time served under his interim remedial suspension. The decision also upheld the board’s factual finding of illegal child‑abuse material on Norton’s cellphone.