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Respondent was retained to represent the father in a child custody matter. Respondent admitted that he failed to file a Petition for Custody; failed to respond to his...
| Concepts: | respondent ; matter ; custody ; new client ; total amount ; credit balance ; Michigan Rules ; violation ; Formal Complaints ; repeated demands ; services rendered ; prepared pleadings ; complainants ; restitution ; stipulations |
| Type: | Notice |
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Respondent represented the personal representative in a decedent's estate. Respondent admitted that he deposited $8,000 in estate funds into a non-client trust account;...
| Concepts: | respondent ; estate ; Attorney Discipline Board ; practice law ; Hearing Panel ; consolidation ; amount ; restitution ; misappropriation ; Administrator filed ; personal representative |
| Type: | Notice |
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2) Effective March 14, 1997. Respondent was retained to represent the plaintiff in a divorce action and received a $1,305 fee for the representation. The plaintiff later...
| Concepts: | respondent ; plaintiff ; divorce ; panel ; amount ; law ; continuously suspended ; unearned fees ; restitution ; termination ; representation |
| Type: | Notice |
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The panel found, by default, that during the period of suspension, respondent prepared, signed, and filed a Motion to Remove Cause of Action on behalf of the defendant in an...
| Concepts: | panel found ; respondent ; suspension ; complainants ; practice law ; Lenawee County Circuit Court ; matter ; amount ; Michigan Client Protection ; disciplinary hearing ; Formal Complaints ; subsequent revocation ; Quit-Claim Deed ; arrangements ; authenticity |
| Type: | Notice |
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