Ethics
Attorney suspended for allegedly pressuring client for sexual favors
An Ohio attorney had his law license suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court for six months for pressuring a client for sex, according to a report. (Image from Shutterstock)
A veteran Ohio attorney had his law license suspended for allegedly pressuring a client for sexual favors, according to a story from WXIX.
The Ohio Supreme Court said lawyer Bruce Wallace of Brown County, Ohio, who had no prior disciplinary issues in 41 years of practice, admitted attempting to coerce his client for sex after investigators played him a conversation secretly recorded by his client, according to the story.
The state supreme court said when the victim told Wallace that she wanted to proceed quickly in a parenting dispute, he repeatedly asked her how far she would go to get what she wanted, according to the story.
Wallace was suspended for one year, with six months stayed.
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