Ohio Supreme Court April 11, 2001, No. 00-1138 (Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Winkfield)

lead-opinion

Per Curiam.

In February 1997, the family of Frederick E. Lowery retained respondent Lawrence Edward Winkfield of Columbus, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0034254, and paid him a retainer of $7,000 to investigate and, if possible, obtain postconviction relief for Lowery. Lowery was convicted in 1993 of aggravated robbery.