ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
October 16, 2026 [Cite as 10/16/2026 Administrative Actions, 2026-Ohio-4062.] CONTINUING-LEGAL-EDUCATION MATTERS
Gov.Bar R. X and Gov.Jud. R. IV require all attorneys, acting judges, magistrates, and judges admitted to the practice of law in Ohio and each attorney registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov.Bar R. VI to complete the designated minimum hours of continuing legal education for each two-year compliance period. Gov.Bar R. X(4) and Gov.Jud. R. IV(6) require attorneys, acting judges, magistrates, and judges whose last name begins with a letter from A through L to complete the CLE requirements on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A) provides that an attorney, acting judge, magistrate, or judge who fails to comply timely with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud. R. IV but does so within 90 days of the December 31 deadline shall be assessed a late fee in accordance with CLE Reg. 503.
Gov.Bar R. X(18)(A)(2) provides that an attorney, acting judge, magistrate, or judge who fails to comply with the applicable requirements of Gov.Bar R. X or Gov.Jud. R. IV shall be notified of noncompliance by the commission and that unless the attorney, acting judge, magistrate, or judge comes into compliance or files evidence of compliance that is satisfactory to the commission on or before the date set forth in the notice, the commission shall issue an order imposing a sanction authorized by Gov.Bar R. X(17) and consistent with CLE Reg. 503. On October 16, 2026, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education sanctioned 83 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X and Gov.Jud. R. IV. The following attorneys were issued a monetary sanction for not completing the education hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18). The sanction amount displayed in the last column is based on the hour deficiency.
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Name Attorney Number County State Amount
William Andrew Groth James Marvin Calhoun II Kelley E. Broadwater Christopher Henry Hurlburt Nathan John Hudak
Issa Mohamad Elkhatib Noah Matthew Bill
Barry Timothy Doyle Lawrence Richard Floyd Paul Anthony Kuzmins Rebecca J. Bennett Jesse William Canonico Catherine Michelle Brown Cory David Hoffman Adriann Sara McGee Andrew Myron Kauffman Michael Scott Kellar Charles William Klausman IV Lauren Augostini Stenger Jane Higgins Marx
Blaise Gerard Baker Kristen Joyce Brown Richard Rings Hollington Jr. Gina Marie Ciani
Daniel Richard Green Kaler Douglas Hazen
Kari Koenig Walter
Harnaik Singh Kahlon Robert Benjamin Acciani Eric Scott Beutel
John Joseph Kropp
Garron Rey Fischmann James Robert Havens
Robert Joseph Bahret Jeffrey Ryan Davis
Lyle Ray Jones
Todd Evan Bryant
Bradley Wayne Evers
Linda Marcia Brotkin Charles Davis Lowe
Gina Rose Grandillo
Julie Sue Mills
Kristin Taylor Davis
0038310
0090173
0084939
0072599
0081666
0097662
0096627
0042865
0051983
0074475
0069566
0076648
0066911
0088771
0085731
0017183
0102118
0063388
0097764
0072407
0031580
0047634
0030781
0076981
0091102
0100456
0065376
0103893
0096025
0105392
0018158
0067790
0012121
0014985
0064009
0011508
0072738
0030999
0007874
0033209
0099609
0069789
0102552
Butler Butler Carroll Clermont Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Cuyahoga Delaware Delaware Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Geauga Geauga Greene Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hardin Licking Lucas
Mahoning Medina Miami
Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Seneca
Stark
Trumbull
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OH
OH
OH
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OH
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OH
OH
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OH
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$150.00 $300.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $300.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $75.00 $75.00 $300.00 $225.00 $225.00 $75.00 $150.00 $150.00 $225.00 $300.00 $150.00 $300.00 $75.00 $300.00 $75.00 $300.00 $150.00 $75.00 $300.00 $225.00 $150.00 $300.00 $75.00 $150.00 $150.00 $300.00 $75.00 $150.00 $300.00 $300.00 $225.00 $225.00 $300.00 $75.00
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Brad Edward Haller Aaron James Cook Robert Michael Anspach
0072180
0092969
0017263
Warren Williams Wood
OH
OH
OH
$300.00 $75.00 $300.00 Bruce Roy Lowry Laura Noel Jasinsky Michael Douglas Emancipator Guillermo Andres Gascue Michael Alan Holcomb Katherine A Gruner
Barry Eugene Chase
Edmund John Benson
Kathleen Connellan King Mark Warren Bailey Jr Hilary Law Richardson Anita B. Folino
David Edmer Lacasse William Scott Leckie Christopher Michael Comiskey
0010490
0091324
0085826
0102921
0098308
0090984
0073522
0096180
0032257
0097302
0098134
0029351
0084077
0071310
0090297
AZ
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DC
FL
GA
GA
KS
KY
KY
KY
KY
MI
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MN
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$225.00 $75.00 $300.00 $75.00 $75.00 $150.00 $150.00 $300.00 $75.00 $150.00 $75.00 $225.00 $150.00 $75.00 $300.00 James Gerard Connolly Timothy Joseph Chiappetta Robert E. Dapper Jr. Carole Ann Lohr
Lynn Alazem
Ryan Lee Alford
Joel Kim Dayton
Robert David Labes Derek Allen Auito
Russell Wayne Gerney
0058694
0086096
0091827
0072032
0093956
0091792
0015804
0040903
0077129
0080186
PA
PA
PA
TN
TX
TX
UT
VA
VA
WV
$225.00 $300.00 $225.00 $150.00 $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 $150.00 $300.00 $75.00 On October 16, 2026, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education issued orders imposing monetary sanctions and suspending 11 attorneys for noncompliance with the provisions of Gov.Bar R. X.
The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the education hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18). The attorneys were also out of compliance with Gov.Bar R. X for the previous 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 compliance periods. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the hour deficiency.
Name Attorney Number County State Amount
Anthony James Baker 0079023 Brown OH $300.00 Thomas David Corrigan 0022810 Cuyahoga OH $300.00 Patrick Terrence Gaffney 0051854 Cuyahoga OH $150.00 Aaron David Trant Laflin 0092239 Franklin OH $300.00
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Alvertis Walter Bishop Jr. 0025391 Hamilton OH $225.00 Michael Byron Bowler 0013026 Summit OH $150.00 Davi Leitao Kruger 0088615 GA $225.00
Gregory Joseph Berberich 0043651 KY $150.00 Rodney Lee Drinnon 0066935 TX $300.00
The following attorneys were sanctioned and suspended for not completing the requisite hours required by Gov.Bar R. X(3) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18). The attorneys also have not paid the prior commission-ordered sanctions issued for noncompliance in the 2022-2023 compliance period. The sanction amount as displayed in the last column is based on the hour deficiency.
Name Attorney Number County State Amount
Daniel Peter Carmichael 0010087 IN $300.00 Matthew Joseph Kleemann 0077303 IN $225.00 The following attorney was suspended from the practice of law for not completing the new- lawyers-training requirement as required by Gov.Bar R. X(9)(A) and (14)(A) and not filing evidence of compliance or coming into compliance as required by Gov.Bar R. X(18).
Name Attorney Number County State
Alexandra Rebecca Lipman 0103094 Cuyahoga OH
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