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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 15-85-GA Notice Issued: October 29,2015
Deborah H. McKelvy, P 44157, Birmingham, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #68.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective October 29, 2015 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. Based upon respondent's plea, admissions and the stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent handled a legal matter without preparation adequate in the circumstances, in violation of MRPC 1.1 (b); failed to seek all lawful
objectives of a client through reasonably available means, in violation of MRPC 1.2(a); and engaged in conduct that exposed the legal profession or the courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,415.53.
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a~-~ Mark A. Armitage
OCT 2 9 2015 Dated: ________