In re F. BENJAMIN RIEK III

On October 22, 2010, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a judgment of partially probated suspension from the practice of law of Richardson attorney, F. Benjamin Riek III, 58, State Bar of Texas Card No. 16906190. Riek appeared and answered. On April 12, 2010, the Supreme Court of Ohio suspended Riek from the practice of law for 18 months with 12 months stayed on certain terms and conditions in case no. 2009-2244, styled, Disciplinary Counsel, Relator v. F. Benjamin Riek III, Respondent. In accordance with Part IX of the TEXAS RULES OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE, Riek is suspended from the practice of law in the State of Texas for 18 months beginning on December 1, 2010 and ending on May 31, 2012. Riek is actively suspended for the first six months, from December 1, 2010 until May 31, 2011 and the suspension is probated for the remainder of the term from June 1, 2011 until May 31, 2012.