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 AUTOMATIC INTERIM SUSPENSION Case No. 16-104-AI Notice Issued: September 30,2016
Sameer Dua, P 61249, Lansing, Michigan Effective August 29,2016 On August 29, 2016, respondent was convicted, by guilty plea, of violating 31 USC §§5324(a)(3); 5324(d)(2), Structuring Transactions to Evade Reporting Requirements; and 18 USC § 2, Aiding and Abetting, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. In accordance with MCR 9.120(8)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on the date of his felony conviction.
Upon the filing of a judgment of conviction, this matter will be assigned to a hearing panel for further proceedings. The interim suspension will remain in effect until the effective date of an order filed by a hearing panel.
Mark A. Armitage
Dated: September 30,2016