COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fund overseen by the Ohio SupremeCourt has reimbursed more than $1.1
million in the past year to peopleripped off by their attorneys.The fund reimbursed 19 percent moreto
victims of attorney theft in the fiscal year ending June 30 comparedto the $930,000 paid out in the
prior year.The fund established in 1985 comes from a $350 registration fee all Ohio attorneys pay every
other year.The largest number of recent settlements, totaling $443,156, was against a former Columbus
area attorney.Accordingto the Columbus Dispatch (bit.ly/1igbXgI), the attorney resigned in2011 but
settlements continued into 2013 for misusing client funds andbilking them.___Information from: The
Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fund overseen by the Ohio SupremeCourt has reimbursed more than
$1.1 million in the past year to peopleripped off by their attorneys.The fund reimbursed 19 percent
moreto victims of attorney theft in the fiscal year ending June 30 comparedto the $930,000 paid out in
the prior year.The fund established in 1985 comes from a $350 registration fee all Ohio attorneys pay
every other year.The largest number of recent settlements, totaling $443,156, was against a former
Columbus area attorney.Accordingto the Columbus Dispatch (bit.ly/1igbXgI), the attorney resigned in2011
but settlements continued into 2013 for misusing client funds andbilking them.___Information from: The
Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.