Over four years ago Ohio lawyer Ramie Ann Resnick was found to have cocaine in her make-up bag and in the glove compartment of her car. In 2006 she was convicted for possession of illegal drugs, and then convicted of resisting arrest and disrupting public service in 2007. But on December 21, 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued the coup de grace by indefinitely suspending her from the practice of law.
The story can be found here and here.
The court said the 51-year-old Resnick violated the state attorney discipline rules that prohibit engaging in illegal conduct involving moral turpitude, conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, and conduct that adversely reflects on a lawyer’s fitness to practice. The court's opinion can be found here.
As is the case with all who abuse or become addicted to drugs, there is hope for Resnick. In the future she may apply for reinstatement to the Ohio Bar - but there are conditions. She must first be evaluated by the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program, enter into and comply with a recovery program, provide a report from a qualified mental health profession that she is able to return to the competent and ethical practice of law, and submit to a period of post-reinstatement monitoring of her practice.
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