Columbus Bar Assn. v. Cable

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the Board of Professional Conduct’s finding that attorney Brian Cable violated multiple Rules of Professional Conduct by paying marketing firms for client referrals and failing to supervise their nonlawyer representatives, and imposed a one‑year suspension fully stayed on conditions of no further misconduct, monitored probation, and payment of costs. The Court also held that the Board improperly relied on counsel’s opening and closing statements, which are not evidence, in enhancing the sanction.