A lawyer from Pepper Pike faces an indefinite suspension from practicing law based on claims he padded bills to three clients, each a long-term care company.
The lawyer, Scott C. Smith, disputes the claim. And his lawyer argued before the Ohio Supreme Court that Smith was effectively denied due process because he was not allowed access to certain evidence that could help exonerate him.
The state Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline recommended Smith's suspension. The board determined that Smith's billing descriptions didn't reflect work he performed and that he billed clients for work that was not in their case files. The board also found he billed multiple clients for the same amounts on the same day even though the cases were at different stages of litigation.
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Pepper Pike Lawyer Faces Suspension, Fights Claim Before Supreme Court
3 comments:
Let him see his evidence!
If he overbilled, suspend him!
Really, if you add up all the bills for one lawyer, and they come out to more than 24 in one single day, it's a problem.
Give him the evidence and take whatever action is necessary to protect the clients.
Lawyers are the best billers in the world.
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