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 DER WIELE
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION Case No. 13-39-RD Notice Issued: August 30, 2013
Jack B. Wolfe, P 39667, West Bloomfield, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #69.
1. Suspension - 180 Days 2. Effective February 12, 2013 With respect to a bankruptcy matter, respondent was suspended for 180 days by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division.
Pursuant to MCR 9.120(C)(1), misconduct is conclusively established and comparable discipline shall be imposed under subchapter 9.100 of the Michigan Court Rules unless it is established that respondent was not afforded due process of law in the course of the original proceeding, or that the imposition of comparable discipline in Michigan would be clearly inappropriate.
On March 26, 2013, respondent was ordered to show cause why he should not be subject to a reciprocal order of discipline in Michigan. Respondent appeared at the hearing and, based on MCR 9.120(E) and respondent's agreement to the imposition of a i80-day suspension, the panel found that he engaged in a representation that was materially limited by his own interests, in violation of MRPC 1.7(b); failed to deposit unearned fees into a client trust account, in violation of MRPC 1.15(d) and (g); and knowingly made false statements of material fact to a tribunal, in violation of MRPC 3.3(a)(1). The panel also found that respondent violated MCR 9.104(1) and (2).
The panel ordered, in accordance with the stipulation of the parties, that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 180 days, retroactive to February 12, 2013,and shall run concurrent with the suspension ordered in the matter of In Re: Jack B. Wolfe (P 39667), Misc. No.1 0-MC-5065. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,659.56.
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Dated: AUG 3 0 2013