92 Ohio Law. Abs. 257 | Oh. Ct. Com. Pl., Cuyahoga | 1962
This cause came on regularly for trial before the Court, sitting without a jury, on the 27th day of November, 1961, with Gilbert Weil appearing as attorney for the Unau
FINDING OF FACTS
(1) That Brown, Weiss and Wohl, as a partnership and as individuals and their employees, Edward Ostrovsky and Garcon Weiss were not authorized or qualified to practice law in this state; that both the answer as well as the evidence discloses that none of these named individuals had the proper qualifications to practice law in the State of Ohio or any community therein.
(2) That Brown, Weiss and Wohl as a partnership and as individuals directly and indirectly as well as through their employees did hold themselves out as being qualified and competent to render legal advice and counsel and did render legal advice and counsel to various clients of theirs concerning the legal effect of the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law of the State of Ohio and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio; that they did prepare and file various forms with the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio; that they did select what they advised their clients to be the proper forms in their particular claims, which selection involved the use and application of legal knowledge of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Ohio as well as the statutes governing Workmen’s Compensation Law in the filing and processing of claims; that they did give advice to their clients as to the legal effects and use of such forms that they filed with the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation and the Industrial Commission of Ohio; that they did act as intermediary in the employment of legal counsel to prosecute claims for settlement as well as claims pending for decision before the Industrial Commission of Ohio; that they did hire and select counsel, namely Napoleon Bell, an attorney at law at Columbus, Ohio, to handle the claims of their clients on settlement matters as well as appeals pending on claims before the Industrial Commission of Ohio at Columbus,
(3) That under Section 4123.515, Revised Code, before making or denying an award in a disputed claim, the Administrator of the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation or one of his deputies shall afford to the claimant as well as the employer an opportunity to be heard upon reasonable notice and to present testimony and facts pertinent to the claim; that under Sections 4123.516, .517 and .518, Revised Code, the requirements
CONCLUSION OF LAW
Court, therefore, concludes as a matter of law that all of the acts as found in the finding of fact in representing their clients before the Industrial Commission of Ohio, the Administrator of the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation, and the Board of Review did constitute the practice of law and involved the use and knowledge of the Workmen’s Compensation Law as well as the various decisions of the Courts of Ohio; that in preparing and determining which application to file such as whether it should be an injury application or an occupational disease application, notices of appeal, applications for permanent partial awards and notice of election that were performed by said defendants directly or indirectly through their employees did involve the use and application and knowledge of the Workmen’s Compensation Law as well as the various decisions of the Courts of Ohio; that in rendering advice and counsel to clients as to the type of claim to file, and their