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Following its consideration of the Petition for Review filed by the Respondent, the briefs and arguments submitted by counsel, and a review of the proceedings below, the...
| Concepts: | Hearing Panel ; Respondent ; discipline ; attorneys ; findings ; counsel ; petition ; Grievance Administrator ; charges of misconduct ; suspension ; total confusion ; Richard Hamacher ; Formal Complaint ; aggravating ; obligation |
| Type: | Opinion |
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Cfi,N*(il The Hearing Panel concluded that Respondent committed acts of professional misconduct by his failure to file a supplemental brief or to file other pleadings on...
| Concepts: | Hearing Panel ; client ; discipline ; Respondent ; suspension ; factual findings ; ili ty ; Professional Responsib ; describ ing ; bean avoided ; criminal appeal ; assurances |
| Type: | Notice |
| City: | Flint |
| County: | Genesee |
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S. Linden Road, Flint, Respondent was suspended for a period of 119 effective August 12, 1987 pursuant to an Order of the Attorney Discipline Board dated July 21, 1987. ...
| Concepts: | Respondent ; Supreme Court ; Board dated ; Linden Road ; Affidavit of Compliance ; JOHN ; suspension ; accordance |
| Type: | Notice |
| City: | Flint |
| County: | Genesee |
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9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the hearing panel and the Attorney Grievance Commission. Respondent pled nolo contendere to the charges of professional misconduct...
| Concepts: | respondent ; formal complaint ; client ; judgment ; court ; divorce ; professional misconduct ; nolo contendere ; Grievance Commission ; hearing panel |
| Type: | Notice |
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9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the hearing panel and the Attorney Grievance Commission. Respondent was retained by the personal representative of an estate to complete...
| Concepts: | Respondent ; attorney ; estate ; court ; personal representative ; Grievance Commission ; hearing panel ; amount ; administration |
| Type: | Notice |
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Discipline Board increasing a hearing panel order of reprimand with conditions. The parties stipulated that respondent deposited two clients' funds into his office general...
| Concepts: | respondent ; hearing panel ; Discipline Board ; clients ; legal education ; administration ; disciplinary history ; claimed carelessness ; adequate evidentiary ; full-day sessions ; Treasury check ; divorce action ; opposing party ; unearned portion ; parties stipulated ; Michigan Rules of Professional |
| Type: | Notice |
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2) Effective September 21, 1998. The complainant retained respondent to represent her in seeking sole custody of her child, and paid him a $1,200 fee. The panel found, by...
| Concepts: | respondent ; panel ; fee ; complainant ; disciplinary hearing ; client file ; practice ; law ; apparent abandonment ; Formal Complaints ; sole custody ; consideration the aggravating ; restitution |
| Type: | Notice |
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2) Effective September 21, 2003. Respondent was retained by six separate complainants in a variety of matters, and was paid fees totalling $38,490. The panel found, by...
| Concepts: | respondent ; matters ; totalling ; fees ; complainants ; panel ; amount ; practice law ; Michigan Rules ; disciplinary hearing ; Formal Complaints ; excessive fee ; restitution |
| Type: | Notice |
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1) Revocation; 2) Effective February 10, 1999.1 The complainant retained respondent to represent him in a real estate matter, and paid respondent fees of $1,500 for the...
| Concepts: | respondent ; complainant ; fees ; matter ; Revocation ; panel ; Michigan Rules ; consecutive Orders ; practice law ; disciplinary hearing ; Formal Complaint ; restitution ; representation |
| Type: | Notice |
| City: | Flint |
| County: | Genesee |
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Effective November 4, 1999.1 2) Respondent failed to answer the formal complaint and failed to appear at the hearing before a master assigned by the Board in accordance...
| Concepts: | respondent ; formal complaint ; master ; clients ; suspension ; amount ; Michigan Rules ; continuously suspended ; practice law ; unearned fees ; legal objectives ; accepted retainers ; complainants ; restitution ; revocations ; recommendation |
| Type: | Notice |
| City: | Flint |
| County: | Genesee |
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Effective November 20, 1999.1 2) The respondent failed to answer the formal complaints and failed to appear before the hearing panel. Based upon respondent=s default, the...
| Concepts: | hearing panel ; respondent ; failure ; complaints ; practice law ; amount ; restitution ; Administrator ; continuously suspended ; unearned fees |
| Type: | Notice |
| City: | Flint |
| County: | Genesee |
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