Professional Responsibility + Disciplinary Proceedings

Professional Responsibility + Disciplinary Proceedings

No matter the size of the practice or area of focus, we help lawyers, law firms, and judges throughout Ohio meet their ethical responsibilities.

We help our clients navigate through complex ethical issues, including those arising from client representation matters, civil and criminal litigation, and in response to inquiries from Ohio disciplinary authorities. Our lawyers also provide expert witness services in all aspects of legal practice.

Our Services

  • Disciplinary defense: representing clients in defense of ethical investigations and disciplinary proceedings
  • Consultation: advising lawyers on all aspects of the Rules of Professional Conduct, including conflicts, withdrawal, contempt, confidentiality, and fee issues and disputes
  • Expert witness: serving in legal malpractice cases, fee disputes and conflict of interest disputes
  • Legal and ethics opinions: advising clients contemplating a course of legal action
  • Civil litigation: representing lawyers in disqualification, conflict of interest, discovery, contempt and other disputes arising in the context of civil litigation
  • Judges and judicial candidates: representation in ethics and judicial campaign matters; compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct; judicial misconduct investigations

Our Clients

We regularly represent clients of all types, including lawyers, law firms, and judges on a variety of ethical issues. Our attorneys also work with non-lawyers on unauthorized practice of law (UPL) issues and all issues relating to their attorney-client relationships.


People

Chris Weber

Director + Chair, Professional Responsibility Practice

614-462-5415Email
Nicholas S. Bobb

Director + Co-Chair, Litigation Practice

614-462-5414Email

Publications + Presentations

Presentation

Ethical Use of AI in the Legal Industry

Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Presentation

Engineering Failures + Their Consequences

2025 Continuing Professional Development Conference
Presentation

Research Results for Eminent Domain Verdicts and Other Misc. Appropriation Matters

2025 International Right of Way Association Appraisal Day
Presentation

Engineering Failures and Their Consequences

Ohio Stormwater Conference
Presentation

Engineering Failures and Their Consequences

Municipal Engineers Association of Ohio
Presentation

Engineering Failures + Their Consequences

Ohio Contractors Association’s Conaway Conference
Presentation

Engineering Failures + Their Consequences

2024 Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference
Presentation

Engineering Ethics: Here and Across the Globe

Ohio’s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
Article

Unfortunate Consequences: Penalties for Violations of Vendor Preference Programs in State Contracting

Ohio Contractors Association

Firm Highlights