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Attorney Services Division Office of Attorney Services Susan B. Christoff Director Office of Bar Admissions Lee Ann Ward Director 2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio, by authority of Article IV of the Ohio Constitution, has original jurisdiction in matters relating to admission to the practice of law, the discipline of those admitted to the practice of law and all other matters related to the practice of law. The primary responsibility of the Attorney Services Division is to assist the Supreme Court in its regulation of the practice of law in Ohio. Office of Attorney Services The Office of Attorney Services is responsible for maintaining the registration records for attorneys admitted in Ohio and ensuring attorneys register in accordance with the registration requirements. The office also is responsible for ensuring the rules governing attorney continuing legal education are enforced. Additionally, the office maintains files regarding lawyer referral and information services and legal service plans, as established in Gov. Bar R. XVI. In 2008, the Office of Attorney Services implemented changes to the educational requirements for attorneys who are newly admitted to the practice of law in Ohio. The Supreme Court adopted amendments that replaced the former rule and that require new attorneys to take a two-day program within one calendar year of their admission. The new rule provides new attorneys with more opportunities and flexibility in meeting their educational requirements. The office also supports the work of the Commission on Continuing Legal Education, Commission on Professionalism, Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Commission on Certification of Attorneys as Specialists, and the Committee on the Appointment of Counsel for Indigent Defendants in Capital Cases. Attorney Services Division 2008 staff Sarah G. Buckingham Susan B. Christoff Christine A. Einloth Minerva B. Elizaga Lori M. Embry Cynthia J. Farrenkopf Kathryn S. Guinn Tarik H. Jackson Lori L. Keating Tiffany A. Kline Jodie M. Marmon Teresa L. McCoy Lei W. Moore Roselyn R. Smith Denise L. Spencer Jane Sturgeon Lee Ann Ward Barbara J. White Tammy J. White Kelly J. Witt Sheila A. Woods Commission on Continuing Legal Education In December 2008, the Commission on Continuing Legal Education for the first time imposed sanctions against attorneys for noncompliance with CLE rules, sanctioning 416 attorneys for noncompliance for the 2008 reporting period. Previously, the Supreme Court issued CLE sanctions against attorneys. The Court authorized the commission to sanction attorneys in its November 2007 amendment to Gov. Bar R. X. 2008 Annual Report • The Supreme Court of Ohio 53
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