Ohio attorney record
Joseph Stephen Vala
Joseph Stephen Vala is an attorney registered with the Supreme Court of Ohio, Office of Attorney Services under bar number 38112, admitted in 1987. The current public license status is "Not Required - Disbarred" as of 2026-06-13.
Current license status of record is disbarred.
The licensing authority's public record currently lists this attorney as disbarred. Review the disciplinary record below and confirm with the official source before relying on this listing.
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Experience vs. active Ohio attorneys
State median: 22 yrs
39 yrs admitted — more experience than ~82% of active Ohio attorneys.
Years since admission, active Ohio attorneys with a published admission year (n = 43,332). This attorney's band is highlighted.
License & registration
| Full name | Joseph Stephen Vala |
|---|---|
| Bar / registration number | 38112 |
| License status | Disbarred official status of record: “Not Required - Disbarred” |
| Admission year | 1987 |
| Law school | Not on record |
| Business location | Not on record |
| Firm | Not on record |
| Discipline standing | Current status reflects a disbarred record with the licensing authority. See “Disciplinary decisions on record” below for the itemized public orders. |
Disciplinary decisions on record
4 published attorney-discipline decisions of record are linked to this attorney by official registration number.
- 2001-06-13Disbarred 002285Disbarred
- 1999-09-28Found In Contempt 972673Found In Contempt
- 1999-09-28Suspended Pending Comp. 972673Suspended Pending Comp.
- 1998-05-20Suspended For Term 972673Suspended For Term
Source: Supreme Court of Ohio Attorney Services disciplinary records. These are official, published disciplinary records, linked verbatim. They are matched to this attorney by official registration number — an exact identity match. Read each linked record for the controlling disposition.
Federal court activity
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Source & last updated
Source: Supreme Court of Ohio, Office of Attorney Services — official attorney record. As of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
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