MEMBERS THOMAS G. KIENBAUM
CHAIRPERSON JAMES M. CAMERON, JR.
VICE·CHAIRPERSON SYLVIA P. WHITMER, Ph.D. SECRETARY ROSALIND E. GRIFFIN, M.D. CARL E. VER BEEK CRAIG H. LUBBEN LAWRENCE G. CAMPBELL DULCE M. FULLER LOUANN VAN DERWIELE
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARK A. ARMITAGE DEPUTY DIRECTOR JENNIFER M. PETTY LEGAL ASSISTANT
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 12-125-GA Notice Issued: July 3, 2013
James R. Shaw, P 49003, Detroit, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #2. 1. Suspension - 30 Days 2. Effective July 1, 2013 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator, through their respective counsel, 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 on respondent's admissions to the allegations in the formal complaint, the panel found that respondent failed to hold property of clients or third persons separate from the lawyer's own property, in
violation of MRPC 1.15(d); and held funds in a client trust account in excess of an amount necessary to pay financial institution service charges or fees, in violation of MRPC 1.15(f). The panel also found that respondent violated MRPC 8.4(a) and MeR 9.104(2)-(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 30 days, effective July 1, 2013. Total costs were assessed in amount of $948.56.
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