Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Staff report
COLUMBUS
The Ohio Supreme Court has imposed a one-year stayed suspension from law practice on Heidi A. Hanni of Boardman.
The suspension will be fully stayed on the conditions that she complete six hours of continuing education on law office operation and management and that another lawyer monitor her practice for one year.
In its complaint against Hanni, the Mahoning County Bar Association said she failed to appear four times for scheduled office appointments in 2013-14 and twice for scheduled 2014 court hearings in a Columbiana County child custody dispute.
The couple, who had hired Hanni to represent them, went on to represent themselves and won their case, the complaint said.
Hanni’s lawyer, John B. Juhasz, said she met with her clients on several occasions and attempted to reschedule appointments when she was tied up in court longer than expected.
She notified court staff she would miss a March 18, 2014, court hearing due to her having a bronchial infection, Juhasz said.