86 Ohio App. 3d 343 - Bennett v. Bennett’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
29 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently December 2025 · most notably 154 Ohio App. 3d 454 - Wilson v. Wilson (2003), 122 Ohio App. 3d 287 - City of Garfield Heights v. Wolpert (1997)
29 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Most-quoted passages
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““(2) In any event, a lawyer shall not withdraw from employment until he has taken reasonable steps to avoid foreseeable prejudice to the rights of his client, including giving due notice to his client, allowing time for employment of other counsel, delivering to the client all papers and property to which the client is entitled, and complying with applicable laws and rules. «* H« * “(C) Permissive withdrawal. If DR 2-110(B) is not applicable, a lawyer may not request permission to withdraw in matters pending before a tribunal, and may not withdraw in other matters, unless such request or such withdrawal is because: “(1) His client: «Hi * Hi “(d) By other conduct renders it unreasonably difficult for the lawyer to carry out his employment effectively.” DR 2-110. “* * * A lawyer should not withdraw without considering carefully and endeavoring to minimize the possible adverse effect on the rights of his client and the possibility of prejudice to his client as a result of his withdrawal. Even when he justifiably withdraws, a lawyer should protect the welfare of his client by giving due notice of his withdrawal, suggesting employment of other counsel, delivering to the client all papers and property to which the client is entitled, cooperating with counsel subsequently employed, and otherwise endeavoring to minimize the possibility of harm.” EC 2-31.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage““The purpose of DR 2-110(A)(1), 2-110(A)(2) and Loc.R. 7(A) of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Division of Domestic Relations, is to assure that a client shall not be prejudiced as a result of the withdrawal of counsel. a * * % “This court, upon review of the record, cannot state with certainty that the appellant was not prejudiced by a lack of competent legal representation during the course of the hearing as held with regard to the motions to show cause. This is especially true, since the appellant stated specifically that he was not familiar with legal procedures and proceedings, nor was an inquiry made by the trial court into whether appellant desired new counsel or was insulated from foreseeable prejudice. “Therefore, the trial court abused its discretion in allowing appellant’s trial counsel to withdraw prior to the hearing and then requiring the appellant to proceed without the benefit of counsel.” Id. at 347 , 620 N.E.2d at 1026 ,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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