2005-0365. Disciplinary Counsel v. Freeman, 2005-Ohio-5142. On Certified Report by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, No. 03-112. Thomas Herbert Freeman, Attorney Registration No. 0007852, is suspended from the practice of law in Ohio for six months. Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor and Lanzinger, JJ., concur. O'Donnell, J., concurs in judgment only. Opinion: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/newpdf/0/2005/2005-Ohio-5142.pdf (Oct. 12, 2005) The Supreme Court today imposed a six-month suspension against the license of Thomas Herbert Freeman for inappropriate behavior with a young, female client. In 2001, a 17-year-old woman hired Freeman to defend her against serious criminal charges. Shortly after her 18th birthday, while he was still representing her, Freeman paid the woman $150 to pose for photos in various states of undress. After their attorney-client relationship ended, the young woman used a police surveillance wire to tape Freeman. On the tape, Freeman offered the young woman alcohol, asked her to pose nude for photos and asked her to perform certain sex acts for specified amounts of money. Freeman admitted that he had taken nude photos of his client while he was her lawyer. He also said that he suspected that his client feared that refusing his illicit requests might jeopardize her defense in the criminal case in which he represented her. In today's decision, the Court adopted the board's findings that Fr