Attorney Ordered to Appear

Disciplinary Counsel v. Michael Troy Watson, Case no. 2005-0398

In Case No. 2005-0398, former Cleveland attorney Michael Troy Watson has been ordered to appear and show cause why he should not be required to serve a suspended 90-day jail sentence and pay the suspended portion of a $10,000 civil penalty that were imposed against him in 2007 for continuing to practice law after he was disbarred by the Court in December 2005. The show-cause order was issued pursuant to a motion filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel asserting that Watson has violated the conditions under which his jail sentence and $9,500 of his $10,000 fine were suspended by continuing to engage in the practice of law after 2007 despite the permanent revocation of his license.