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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS Case Nos. 15-114-AI; 15-138-JC Notice Issued: September 15,2016 Mark E. Harder, P 41104, Harrison Township, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #103.
1. Suspension - 179 Days 2. Effective September 8, 20151 Respondent pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated/impaired with presence of a controlled substance, third offense, a felony, in violation of MCl 257.62560, and for failure to stop after collision, a misdemeanor, in violation of MCl 257.620, in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v Mark E. Harder, Macomb County Circuit Court Case No. 2015-3142-FH. In
accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on September 8, 2015, the date of respondent's felony conviction.
Based on respondent's conviction, the panel found that he committed professional misconduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, contrary to MCR 9.104(5).
The panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 179 days, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. The panel also ordered that respondent be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1,817.85.
Mark A. Armitage Dated: September 15, 2016
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since September 8, 2015. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued September 28, 2015.