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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case Nos. 21-19-JC; 21-20-GA Notice Issued: September 10, 2021 Edward Fitzgerald Brasseur, P 78482, Saginaw, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-Valley Hearing Panel #1
Reprimand, Effective September 9, 2021 Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for 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. The stipulation contained respondent’s admissions that he was convicted by plea of no contest to Illegal Entry (Entry Without Permission), a misdemeanor, in violation of MCR 750.115, in People v Edward Fitzgerald Brasseur, 10 th Circuit Court of Saginaw, Case No. 17-043531-FH, as set forth in the Notice of Filing of Judgment of Conviction filed by the Grievance Administrator.
The stipulation further contained respondent’s admissions to all of the factual statements and allegations of professional misconduct set forth in the formal complaint filed by the Grievance Administrator which alleged that respondent engaged in professional misconduct when he was found by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office inside an unoccupied historical property; was arrested for trespassing and an inventory search of respondent’s vehicle yielded a backpack with marijuana and drug paraphernalia which respondent admitted belonged to him; and pled guilty to possession of marijuana in People v Edward Fitzgerald Brasseur, 52-3rd District Court, Case No. 18-008907. Respondent’s guilt was deferred by the court under MCR 333.7411 and respondent was placed on 18-months of probation. The case was dismissed after respondent’s successful completion of probation.
Based on respondent’s conviction, admissions, and the parties’ stipulation, the panel found that respondent engaged in conduct that violates a criminal law of a state, or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law, in violation of MCR 9.104(5); engaged in conduct that exposes the legal profession or the courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); and engaged in conduct that is contrary to justice, ethics, honesty, or good morals, in violation of MCR 9.104(3).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $873.93.