Ohio Attorney, David Keith Roland, Accused of Hiding $961K in a Divorce Case

A Hubbard attorney is being investigated for allegedly helping a Boardman chiropractor hide hundreds of thousands of dollars from her husband during a divorce case.

The Ohio Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners and Discipline is investigating a complaint filed against Attorney David Keith Roland.

According to the complaint filed by the Trumbull County Bar Association Certified Grievance Committee, Roland had been representing Dr. Denise Carradine in her divorce proceedings filed in 2009.

The complaint alleges that between 2006 and 2009, Dr. Carradine gave Roland a total of $961,426.

The bar association alleges that Carradine would turn over amounts typically less than $10,000 to Roland, who would disperse the money at Dr. Carradine's direction.

Attorney Roland claims to have no knowledge of what happened to the money after he turned it over to an investment firm. Dr. Carradine says most of the money was lost through bad investments.
The complaint alleges that Roland used his Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) to hide money  from her husband, Eric Martin.

IOLTA allows a lawyer to place funds that belong to a client into a trust account separate from the lawyer's own money.

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Hubbard Attorney Accused of Hiding $961,000. for Boardman Chiropractor

Disciplinary Case Still Open Against Probate Judge Bender

A Fayette County Judge who is up for re-election this May is still in jeopardy of losing  his law license over several alleged counts of misconduct after the Supreme Court has yet to render an official sentencing.
Fayette County Probate Juvenile Judge David B. Bender is accused of failing to notify a client of his April 2011 appointment to the juvenile court, failure to appoint new counsel to a client’s case, and choosing to turn down a settlement in a then-pending case when instructed to do otherwise, among several other alleged acts of misconduct.
According to documents obtained by Fayette Advocate, Bender is accused of paying himself and several clients from an “IOLTA” account, also known as a lawyer’s trust fund, which allegedly violates professional rules of conduct for a lawyer.
He is also accused of violating “a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.” Bender responded to the complaint in official court fillings denying the allegations. A disciplinary counsel heard the case on June 21 and rendered their recommendation to the Supreme Court in August.
The panel found as an aggravating factor that Bender acted with a selfish motive in attempting to exonerate himself from his malpractice but that he was remorseful about his misconduct. The panel said Bender demonstrated a cooperative attitude throughout the proceedings and investigation.
- See more at: http://fayetteadvocate.com/archives/15397/2014/04/08/disciplinary-case-still-open-against-probate-judge-bender/#sthash.IQrwpuTV.dpuf

A Fayette County Judge who is up for re-election this May is still in jeopardy of losing  his law license over several alleged counts of misconduct after the Supreme Court has yet to render an official sentencing.

Fayette County Probate Juvenile Judge David B. Bender is accused of failing to notify a client of his April 2011 appointment to the juvenile court, failure to appoint new counsel to a client’s case, and choosing to turn down a settlement in a then-pending case when instructed to do otherwise, among several other alleged acts of misconduct.

According to documents obtained by Fayette Advocate, Bender is accused of paying himself and several clients from an “IOLTA” account, also known as a lawyer’s trust fund, which allegedly violates professional rules of conduct for a lawyer.

He is also accused of violating “a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.” Bender responded to the complaint in official court fillings denying the allegations. A disciplinary counsel heard the case on June 21 and rendered their recommendation to the Supreme Court in August.

The panel found as an aggravating factor that Bender acted with a selfish motive in attempting to exonerate himself from his malpractice but that he was remorseful about his misconduct. The panel said Bender demonstrated a cooperative attitude throughout the proceedings and investigation.

A Fayette County Judge who is up for re-election this May is still in jeopardy of losing  his law license over several alleged counts of misconduct after the Supreme Court has yet to render an official sentencing.
Fayette County Probate Juvenile Judge David B. Bender is accused of failing to notify a client of his April 2011 appointment to the juvenile court, failure to appoint new counsel to a client’s case, and choosing to turn down a settlement in a then-pending case when instructed to do otherwise, among several other alleged acts of misconduct.
According to documents obtained by Fayette Advocate, Bender is accused of paying himself and several clients from an “IOLTA” account, also known as a lawyer’s trust fund, which allegedly violates professional rules of conduct for a lawyer.
He is also accused of violating “a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.” Bender responded to the complaint in official court fillings denying the allegations. A disciplinary counsel heard the case on June 21 and rendered their recommendation to the Supreme Court in August.
The panel found as an aggravating factor that Bender acted with a selfish motive in attempting to exonerate himself from his malpractice but that he was remorseful about his misconduct. The panel said Bender demonstrated a cooperative attitude throughout the proceedings and investigation.
- See more at: http://fayetteadvocate.com/archives/15397/2014/04/08/disciplinary-case-still-open-against-probate-judge-bender/#sthash.IQrwpuTV.dpuf

A Fayette County Judge who is up for re-election this May is still in jeopardy of losing  his law license over several alleged counts of misconduct after the Supreme Court has yet to render an official sentencing.
Fayette County Probate Juvenile Judge David B. Bender is accused of failing to notify a client of his April 2011 appointment to the juvenile court, failure to appoint new counsel to a client’s case, and choosing to turn down a settlement in a then-pending case when instructed to do otherwise, among several other alleged acts of misconduct.
According to documents obtained by Fayette Advocate, Bender is accused of paying himself and several clients from an “IOLTA” account, also known as a lawyer’s trust fund, which allegedly violates professional rules of conduct for a lawyer.
He is also accused of violating “a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.” Bender responded to the complaint in official court fillings denying the allegations. A disciplinary counsel heard the case on June 21 and rendered their recommendation to the Supreme Court in August.
The panel found as an aggravating factor that Bender acted with a selfish motive in attempting to exonerate himself from his malpractice but that he was remorseful about his misconduct. The panel said Bender demonstrated a cooperative attitude throughout the proceedings and investigation.
- See more at: http://fayetteadvocate.com/archives/15397/2014/04/08/disciplinary-case-still-open-against-probate-judge-bender/#sthash.IQrwpuTV.dpuf

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Disciplinary Case Still Open Against Probate Judge Bender