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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 1S-12-GA Notice Issued: June 15, 2015
Michael J. Golding, P 30186, Southfield, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #68.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective June 11, 2015 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.11S(F){S), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel.
Based upon respondent's pleas, admissions, and the stipulation of the parties, the panel finds that respondent entered into a business transaction with a client without transmitting those terms to the client in writing, in violation of MRPC 1.8(a)(1); failed to obtain the client's consent to the loan in writing, in violation of MRPC 1.8(a)(3); violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, contrary to MRPC 8.4(a); engaged in conduct which exposed the legal profession to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); and engaged in conduct which violated the standards or rules of professional responsibility 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 be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $936.10.
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