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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITION (By Consent)
Case No. 13-31-GA Notice Issued: April 11, 2013 Amy L. Husted, P 51928, Corunna, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Genesee County Hearing Panel #1.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective April 11, 2013 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator 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 plea of no contest, the panel found that respondent deposited personal funds into her IOlTA account and used those funds for personal use; and failed to deposit legal fees and expenses paid in advance for a divorce matter into her IOlTA account. Respondent committed professional misconduct by holding funds other than client or third person funds in an IOlTA, in violation of MRPC 1.15(a)(3); depositing her own funds into an IOlTA in an amount more than reasonably necessary to pay financial institution charges or fees, in violation of MRPC 1.15(f); failing to deposit legal fees and expenses paid in advance in a client trust account and to withdraw them as fees are earned or expenses are incurred, in violation of MRPC 1.15(g); and violating or attempting to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, in violation of MRPC 8.4(a).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and be subject to a condition relevant to the alleged misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $771.41.
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