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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION Case No. 21-44-GA Notice Issued: May 4, 2022 Seymour Hundley, Jr., P 39081, Troy, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #52.
Suspension - 90 Days, Effective May 4, 2022 Based upon respondent’s default and evidence presented to the hearing panel at hearings held in this matter in accordance with MCR 9.115, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct during his representation of a client in a probate matter to open an estate for her deceased father, and when he failed to answer a request for investigation.
Specifically, the panel found that respondent neglected a legal matter, in violation of MRPC 1.1(c); failed to seek the lawful objectives of the client, in violation of MRPC 1.2(a); failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, in violation of MRPC 1.3; failed to keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter and to comply with reasonable requests for information, in violation of MRPC 1.4(a); failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding representation, in violation of MRPC 1.4(b); failed to refund an unearned fee, in violation of MRPC 1.16(d); knowingly failed to respond to a lawful demand for information from a disciplinary authority, in violation of MRPC 8.1(a)(2); engaged in conduct that violated the Rules of Professional Conduct, in violation of MRPC 8.4(a) and MCR 9.104(4); engaged in conduct that involved dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or violation of the criminal law, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b); engaged in conduct that was prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation of MRPC 8.4(c) and MCR 9.104(1); engaged in conduct that exposed the legal profession or the courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); engaged in conduct that was contrary to justice, ethics, honesty, or good morals, in violation of MCR 9.104(3); and failed to answer a Request for Investigation, in violation of MCR 9.104(7) and MCR 9.113(A) and (B)(2).
The panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law be suspended for a period of 90 days and that respondent pay restitution totaling $1,000.00. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1,852.41.