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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case Nos. 21-14-JC; 21-15-GA Notice Issued: March 11, 2022 Amanda Ann-Carmen Andrews, P 75823, Port Clinton, Ohio, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #7
Suspension - 120 Days, Effective November 17, 2021 1 Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admission that she was convicted of the following in the Upper Sandusky Municipal Court of Ohio: Obstruction of Official Business, a misdemeanor, People v Amanda A. Andrews, Case No. CRB-1800341-A; Reckless Operations, 2 nd Offense, a misdemeanor, People v Amanda A. Andrews, Case No. TRC-1803084-A; Driving Under a Suspension, a misdemeanor, People v Amanda A. Andrews, Case No. TRC-1803084-C; and, Failure to Yield to An Emergency Vehicle, a misdemeanor, People v Amanda A. Andrews, Case No. TRC-1803084-D.
Additionally, the stipulation contained respondent’s plea of no contest to the factual allegations and allegations of professional misconduct contained in the formal complaint. Specifically, that she knowingly made a false statement of material fact or law to a third person and used means that had no substantial purpose other than to delay or burden a third person during her representation of a client in a criminal home invasion matter.
The panel found that respondent engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5); knowingly made a false statement of material fact or law to a third person, in violation of MRPC 4.1; used means that had no substantial purpose other than to delay or burden a third person, in violation of MRPC 4.4; and, engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or violation of the criminal law, where such conduct reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b). Respondent was also found to have violated MRPC 8.4(a) and (c) and MCR 9.104(1)-(3).
In accordance with the parties’ stipulation, the panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law be suspended for a period of 120 days, effective November 17, 2021, and that she be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $908.20.
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law since September 8, 2021. See Notice of Suspension Pursuant to MCR 9.115(H)(1), issued September 10, 2021.