MEMBERS JAMES M. CAMERON, JR.
CHAIRPERSON LAWRENCE G. CAMPBELL
VICE·CHAIRPERSON SYLVIA P. WHITMER, Ph.D.
SECRETARY ROSALIND E. GRIFFIN, M.D. DULCE M. FULLER LOUANN VAN DER WIELE MICHAEL MURRAY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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MARK A.. ARMIITAGE EXECUTIIVE DIIRECTTOR WENDY A.. NEELEY DEPUTY DIIRECTTOR SHERRY L.. MIIFSUD OFFIICE ADMIINIISTRATTOR JENNIIFER M.. PETnTvY PARALLEGALL KATHLEEN PHIILLIIPS CASE MANAGER ALLb~~~H~~~~RDE JULIIE M.. LOIISELLE RECEPTIIONIISTT
FINAL NOTICE OF SUSPENSION Case No. 11-24-GA Notice Issued: November 20,2014 Daniel L. Mercier, P 72620, Troy, Miichiigan, by tthe Attorney Diisciiplliine Boarrd rreduciing discipline from disbarment to a three-year suspensiion. 1. Suspension - 3 Years 2. Effective April 15, 2013 1 Based upon respondent''s admissions iin his answer to the fiirst amended compllaiintt and hiis answers placed on the record. the hearing panell found that respondent had ffaiilled,, as an applliicantt for admiissiion to the bar, to iinform the standiing commiittee on character and ffiittness,, iin wrriittiing,, tthatt hiis answers iin hiis affiidaviit of personall hiistory had changed and/or ceased tto be ttrue,, iin viiollattiion of MRPC 8.1 (b}(2); viiollated or attempted to viiollate the Rulles of Proffessiionall Conductt,, conttrrarry to MRPC 8.4(a); and engaged iin conduct iinvollviing diishonesty. fraud,, deceiitt,, miisreprresenttattiion,, or viiollatiion of the criimiinall llaw, where such conduct refllects adverselly on tthe llawyerr''s honestty,, ttrusttwortthiiness,, or ffiittness as a llawyer,, iin viiollattiion of MRPC 8..4(b).. The panell ordered tthatt respondentt be diisbarred ffrom tthe practtiice llaw iin Miichiigan,, effffecttiive February 13,, 2013.. Respondentt ffiilled a pettiittiion ffor reviiew,, allong wiitth a requestt fforr a ttemporrarry stay of diisciiplliine. On February 11, 2013., the Attorney Diisciiplliine Board grantted respondentt''s request for a temporary stay of diisciiplliine and ordered thatt respondent''s diisbarmentt woulld go iintto effect on Apriill 15, 2013. On March 28, 2013, respondentt ffiilled a motiion for ffiinall sttay off diisciiplliine,, whiich was deniied by tthe Attttorney Diisciiplliine Board on Apriill 4,, 2013,, and respondentt''s diisbarrmentt became effffecttiive on Apriill 15,, 2013.. The matttter was schedulled ffor reviiew and,, upon reviiew,, tthe Attttorney Diisciiplliine Boarrd iissued an order on Apriill 3,, 2014,, reduciing tthe diisciiplliine ffrom a diisbarmentt tto a tthrree--yearr suspensiion.. On May 1,,2014,, rrespondentt ffiilled an applliicattiion fforr lleave tto appeall wiitth tthe Miichiigan Suprreme Courrtt,, whiich was deniied on Octtoberr 28,,2014.. Tottall costts werre assessed iin tthe amountt off $3,,827..81..
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11 Respondentt has been conttiinuouslly suspended ffrrom tthe prracttiice off llaw iin Miichiigan siince Aprriill 15,, 2013.. Pllease see Nottiice off Diisbarrmentt ((Pendiing Appeall)) whiich was iissued on June 18,, 2013..