Lawyer would get his license back under plan

Brenner is required to pay restitution and court costs.

The Ohio COLUMBUS —

Board of Professional Conduct is recommending a Warren County lawyer get his license back, provided he complete counseling and treatment, and make restitution to his client in a case in Lebanon Municipal Court.

Andrew J. Brenner is also required to complete one year of monitored probation and pay court costs, according to case filings. He is to make restitution of $14,114, plus interest, to Security Self Storage in Lebanon.

“He just failed to show up when our case came before the judge,” business owner Larry Buchanan said Wednesday.

Brenner represented Buchanan’s company in a lawsuit in Lebanon Municipal Court filed in August 2016 against Serenity Salon & Spa, according to court records.

When Brenner, based in Mason, failed to appear in court, Lebanon Municipal Court Judge Mark Bogen issued a default judgment in the lawsuit, Buchanan said.

The judgment for the spa’s counterclaim, $10,092, was ordered in July 2017, according to court records.

The other lawyer, Andrea Ostrowski, was awarded $1,455 in fees.

Brenner’s license was suspended in August 2018, after the disciplinary case was filed, according to the case docket.

Buchanan said he was satisfied with the recommended discipline, provided Brenner makes restitution.

The state Board of Professional Conduct is a 28-member quasi-judicial body appointed by the Supreme Court to make recommendations to the court on disciplinary cases.

Brenner’s recommendation is the result of a consent-to-discipline agreement. He could not be reached, and his lawyer declined comment.