MEMBERS LOUANN VAN DERWIELE CHAIRPERSON REV. MICHAEL MURRAY VICE-CHAIRPERSON DULCE M. FULLER SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY
KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
211 WEST FORT STREET, SUITE 1410
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226-3236 PHONE: 313-963-5553 I FAX: 313-963-5571
MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
SHERRY L. MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRA TOR ALLYSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case Nos. 16-61-AI; 16-82-JC Notice Issued: December 29,2016 Aditya Sudhakar Ezhuthachan, P 80057, Troy, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #70.
Suspension - 179 Days, Effective June 16, 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 he was convicted of operating while intoxicated/per se, third offense, in People of the State of Michigan v Aditya Sudhakar Ezhuthachan, 6th Circuit Court Case No. 16-258945-FH. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on June 16, 2016, the date of his conviction. Based on respondent's conviction and his 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 $770.47. ~+«a~
Mark A. Armitage
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since June 16, 2016. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued June 21,2016.