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FINAL NOTICE OF SUSPENSION Case No. 13-130-JC Notice Issued: March 4, 2015 William C. Roush, P 23444, Birmingham, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board, increasing discipline from 133 days to 180 days and vacating conditions.
1. Suspension - 180 Days 2. Effective October 7, 20141 The hearing panel found that respondent was convicted, by guilty plea, of violating MCl 750.335(a)(2)(b), a misdemeanor, in the Oakland County Circuit Court. Respondent's conduct was found to have 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 133 days and that he be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. The Grievance Administrator filed a petition for review, seeking an increase in discipline. Respondent did not file a motion for stay of discipline.
On March 3, 2015, the Attorney Discipline Board, upon review, ordered that the discipline in this matter be increased to a iSO-day suspension of respondent's license to practice in Michigan, retroactive to October 7, 2014. The Board also ordered that the conditions imposed by the hearing panel be vacated in their entirety. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1 ,091.38.
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1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since October 7,2014. Please see Notice of Suspension With Conditions (Pending Appeal), issued on October 13, 2014.