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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT (By Consent)
Case Nos. 21-79-AI; 22-18-JC Notice Issued: September 21, 2022 Anthony J. Semaan, P 37589, Livonia, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #1
Disbarment, Effective September 20, 2022 1 Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline 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 embezzlement -$50,000 or more, but less than $100,000, a felony, in violation of MCL 750.1746, in People of the State of Michigan v Anthony Joseph Semaan, Third Judicial Circuit Court, Case No. 21-00349801-FH. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended, effective November 2, 2021, the date of his felony conviction.
Based on respondent’s conviction, admissions and the parties’ stipulation, the panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he 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).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $817.12.
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since November 2, 2021. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued November 9, 2021.