Horan’s license has been under suspension since December 2007 for failure to comply with state attorney registration requirements.
Horan, formerly of the 7000 block of Millcreek Circle in West Chester Twp., was indicted by a Butler County grand jury in November 2008 on 28 counts of tampering with records, a third-degree felony; one count of grand theft and one count of forgery, both fourth-degree felonies. The indictment was sealed for days while law enforcement officers attempted to find and arrest Horan, but that never happened.
Shortly after the indictment was made public, Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper said Horan has been in Cancun, Mexico, since October 2007.
According to the Ohio Supreme Court Web site, Horan graduated from the University of Dayton Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1988.
The Supreme Court adopted findings by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline that in six different cases Horan obtained fee advances of up to $10,000 to pursue legal matters on behalf of clients, but failed to make required appearances or filings and ultimately abandoned the clients’ cases without notice and without refunding any of the unearned fee advances.
The court also adopted the board’s findings that Horan violated her fiduciary duty to a minor by failing to deliver the proceeds of a trust account to which the minor was entitled on his 18th birthday. The client has been unsuccessful in locating the proceeds of the trust or in contacting Horan, whom the Butler County sheriff says has left the country without leaving a forwarding address and has not returned, according to the press release.
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