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BOARD OPINION The panel found that the respondent neglected a legal matter entrusted to him and failed to file a timely answer to a Request for Investigation. The...
| Concepts: | hearing panel ; respondent ; Discipline Board ; legal matter ; request ; restitution ; law ; client ; disqualification motion ; mediation award ; personal injury ; Grievance Administrator ; disciplinary proceedings ; reinstatement |
| Type: | Opinion |
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Discipline Board reducing a hearing panel order of suspension (ninety days) and restitution. Respondent was retained to prosecute a personal injury claim, but twice failed...
| Concepts: | hearing panel ; Attorney Discipline Board ; respondent ; restitution ; amount ; client ; seeking reinstatement ; grievance administrator ; Michigan Rules ; injury claim |
| Type: | Notice |
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Respondent was appointed to represent the defendant in a criminal appeal. The panel found, by default, that respondent neglected the matter and failed to timely answer the...
| Concepts: | respondent ; panel ; Grievance Administrator ; petition ; cause ; Michigan Supreme Court ; interim suspension ; criminal appeal ; practice of law ; reconsideration |
| Type: | Notice |
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Southern District of West Virginia, and accepted a total of $1,080 toward his attorney fee of $5,000. The panel found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that respondent...
| Concepts: | practice of law ; respondent ; client ; attorney ; panel ; amount ; restitution ; Michigan Rules ; jurisdiction ; Discipline Board ; Grievance Administrator ; West Virginia ; Southern District ; preponderance of the evidence ; complainant |
| Type: | Notice |
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1) Suspension - forty-five (45) days; 2) Effective September 6, 1995. Respondent was retained to assist the defendant in a civil matter in having a default set aside. The...
| Concepts: | respondent ; Michigan Rules ; Grievance Commission ; panel found ; practice of law ; amount ; Costs ; violation ; Suspension |
| Type: | Notice |
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