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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITION (By Consent)
Case No. 14-122-GA Notice Issued: July 2, 2015
Kenneth M. Scott, P 32833, Flint, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Genesee County Hearing Panel #1.
1. Suspension - 179 Days 2. Effective September 1, 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 admissions and the stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent used an IOlTA in violation of MRPC 1.15A; held funds other than client or third party funds in an IOlTA, in violation of MRPC 1.15(a)(3); failed to hold property of clients or third persons in connection with a representation separate from respondent's own property, in violation of MRPC 1.15(d); deposited respondent's own funds in an IOlTA in an amount more than reasonably necessary to pay financial institution charges or fees, in violation of MRPC 1.15(f); and engaged in conduct that violated the standards or rules of professional conduct adopted by the Supreme Court, in violation of MCR 9.104(4).
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, effective September 1, 2015, as stipulated by the parties. The panel also ordered that respondent be subject to a condition relevant to the admitted misconduct and assessed costs in the amount of $822.14.
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