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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT Case No. 13-11-RD Notice Issued: May 2,2013
Martha D. Finn, P 34023, Ketchikan, Alaska, by the Attorney Discipline Board. 1 . Disbarred 2. Effective November 21,2012 On November 14, 2012, the Supreme Court of Washington disbarred respondent from the practice of law in Washington for failing to file dissolution petitions for two clients; converting a client's funds for her own personal use and failing to keep them separate from her own property;
falsely advising her client that she had deposited the funds into her "attorney account," and falsely advising the Washington State Bar Association (Association) that she had called her client after May, 2010, to obtain additional information; and failing to promptly respond to requests made by
the Association for information relevant to the investigation of a grievance.
Pursuant to MCR 9.120(C)(1), proof of the adjudication of misconduct in a disciplinary proceeding in another state or a United States court is conclusive proof of misconduct in
diSCiplinary proceedings in Michigan and will result in comparable discipline being 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 January 30, 2013, respondent was ordered to show cause why she should not be . subject to a reciprocal order of discipline in Michigan. Pursuant to MCR 9.120(C)(2)(b), no
objections were filed by either party in response to the order to show cause and respondent was found to be in default, with the same effect as a default in a civil action.
The Attorney Discipline Board ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan and that she pay costs in the amount of $1,533.55.