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AMENDED 1 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 20-39-JC Notice Issued: June 17, 2020 Nijad Georges Mehanna, P 59371, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #108.
Suspension - 179 Days, Effective May 2, 2018. The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline and Waiver, 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 admission that he was convicted on May 2, 2018, of assault and battery, in violation of MCL 750.81, a misdemeanor, in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v Nijad Georges Mehanna, 16th Circuit Court Case No. Based on respondent’s conviction, admission, and the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct by engaging in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
Respondent was suspended on an automatic interim basis on May 2, 2018, pursuant to MCR 9.120(B)(1), following respondent’s conviction of one count of assault/resist/obstructing an officer, in violation of MCL 750.81D(1), a felony, and one count of assault, in violation of MCL 750.81, a misdemeanor. On December 12, 2018, respondent’s felony conviction was set aside. On December 14, 2018, the Attorney Discipline Board entered a notice vacating the automatic interim suspension, effective December 12, 2018. The parties agreed, and the panel accepted, that good cause exists to make the discipline retroactive to May 2, 2018, because respondent already served a suspension of more than seven months on the basis of his felony conviction that was subsequently set aside.
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 retroactively to May 2, 2018. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,058.00.
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
Amended to clarify respondent’s term of suspension.