Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Attorney for Mishandling Client Matters

The Ohio Supreme Court last week permanently disbarred a Hamilton-area attorney for mishandling personal injury cases for three clients, including one who was also a workers’ compensation claimant. Dennis Lee Adams was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1997. In September 2022, the state’s disciplinary counsel filed a four-count complaint with the Board of Professional Conduct, alleging that Adams neglected three client matters, failed to reasonably communicate with the clients, misappropriated their settlement funds, made false representations to clients and at least one ...