MEMBERS LOUANN VAN DERWIELE CHAIRPERSON LAWRENCE G. CAMPBELL VICE-CHAIRPERSON DULCE M. FULLER SECRETARY ROSALIND E. GRIFFIN, M.D. REV. MICHAEL MURRAY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR SHERRY L. MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR ALLYSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case Nos. 16-39-AI; 16-45-JC Notice Issued: September 16, 2016 Danielle R. Havenstein, P 69414, Grand Rapids, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Kent County Hearing Panel #2.
1. Suspension - 179 Days 2. Effective September 17, 20161 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a 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, by guilty plea, of operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor, third offense, a felony, in violation of MCl 257.625(6)(D), in People of the State of Michigan v Danielle Rene Havenstein, Ionia County Circuit Court Case No. 2015-16613-FH. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on December 17, 2015, the date of her conviction.
Based on respondent's conviction and her admission in the stipulation, it was established that respondent engaged in conduct that violated the criminal laws of the State of Michigan, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 179 days. Additionally, the panel ordered that respondent be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $779.25.
~QqQD Mark A. Armitage
Dated: September 16, 2016
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since December 17,2015. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued April 20, 2016.