Clients duped by ex-attorney get $7,029 award

He misappropriated client money, forged their signatures, and mixed client money with his own, the court found in a 7-0 opinion that said Bursey engaged in a pattern of dishonest conduct. In May, he was convicted of theft.

The award was granted at a March 5 meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Clients Security Fund of Ohio.

Bursey’s clients were among 34 victims of attorney theft awarded $93,494 at the meeting, according to the court, which announced the board’s actions Tuesday, March 9.

The only other area attorney listed was Keith J. Brown of Preble County, who has been suspended. One of his former clients was reimbursed $1,873 as a result of Brown’s failure to provide the services requested, the court said.