Attorney Discipline

Cincinnati Bar Association v. Robert N. Trainor, Case no. 2010-1894

Hamilton County

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline has recommended that the Ohio law license of attorney Robert N. Trainor of Covington, KY be suspended for 24 months, with the final 18 months of that term stayed on conditions, for violations of two state attorney discipline rules.

The board found that Trainor failed to advise a client at the time she retained his services that he was not covered by professional liability insurance and did not obtain a required signed statement from the client agreeing to the representation despite his lack of insurance. The board also found that Trainor failed to promptly return to the same client a $225 refund of court costs to which she was entitled despite her repeated requests for those funds.