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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 12-122-GA Notice Issued: January 21, 2013 Paul A. Carthew, P 60940, Rochester, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #59.
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Reprimand
2. Effective December 29, 2012 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator submitted a stipulation for consent order of discipline in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5). The stipulation was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and was accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contains respondent's plea of no contest to the allegations that he violated an order of discipline, in violation of MCR 9.104(9); held himself out as an attorney while suspended, in violation of MCR 9.119(E)(4); engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation of MCR 9.104(1) and MRPC 8.4(c); engaged in conduct that exposes the legal professional to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(3); and violated that standards or rules of professional responsibility adopted by the Supreme Court, contrary to MCR 9.104(4).
The stipulation was approved by the hearing panel and, in accordance with the agreement of the parties, the panel ordered that the respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $763.20.
Jo . JAN 212013 Dated: _______