A Cincinnati-based attorney with nearly 15 years of experience in the legal industry, Bethany Palmer Recht joined Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL in 2010 and serves as a partner with the corporate law firm. Bethany Palmer Recht represents settlement trust trustees and qualified settlement funds, providing advice on all aspects of trust and fund administration. She also maintains affiliation with the Cincinnati Bar Association. The Supreme Court of Ohio has given the Cincinnati Bar Association the authority to examine public complaints against attorneys as well as any misconduct. If the attorney violates the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Supreme Court may penalize him or her, and depending on the severity of the offense the attorney's license to practice law in Ohio may be revoked. Call (513) 381-8213 to reach out to the Grievance Department. The Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct define a grievance as a violation. Conflicts of interest, failing to reply to a certified letter, stealing money from a client, lying to a client or the court, and failure to have a documented written fee contract in a contingency case are all examples of grievances. Visit Supremecourt.ohio.gov/LegalResources/Rules/ProfConduct/profConductRules.pdf to view the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct.

1. The Cincinnati Bar Association Investigates Grievance
Bethany Recht

2. Introduction
A Cincinnati-based attorney with nearly 15 years of experience in the legal industry,
Bethany Palmer Recht joined Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL in 2010 and serves as a
partner with the corporate law firm. Bethany Palmer Recht represents settlement trust
trustees and qualified settlement funds, providing advice on all aspects of trust and fund
administration. She also maintains affiliation with the Cincinnati Bar Association.

3. The Supreme Court of Ohio has given the Cincinnati Bar Association the authority to
examine public complaints against attorneys as well as any misconduct. If the attorney
violates the Rules of Professional Conduct, the Supreme Court may penalize him or her,
and depending on the severity of the offense the attorney's license to practice law in
Ohio may be revoked. Call (513) 381-8213 to reach out to the Grievance Department.

4. The Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct define a grievance as a violation. Conflicts of
interest, failing to reply to a certified letter, stealing money from a client, lying to a client
or the court, and failure to have a documented written fee contract in a contingency
case are all examples of grievances. Visit
Supremecourt.ohio.gov/LegalResources/Rules/ProfConduct/profConductRules.pdf to
view the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct.