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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION Case No. 21-26-RD Notice Issued: August 12, 2021 Bryan A. Kutchins, P 25288, Oldsmar, Florida, by the Attorney Discipline Board. Suspension - One Year, Effective August 11, 2021 The Grievance Administrator filed a notice of filing of reciprocal discipline pursuant to MCR 9.120(C) that attached a certified copy of a December 1, 2020 order of suspension entered by the Supreme Court of Florida that suspended respondent’s license to practice law in Florida for one year, effective December 21, 2020, in a matter titled The Florida Bar v Bryan Alexander Kutchins, SC20-525.
An order regarding imposition of reciprocal discipline was issued by the Board on May 20, 2021, ordering the parties to, within 21 days from service of the order, inform the Board in writing (i) of any objection to the imposition of comparable discipline in Michigan based on the grounds set forth in MCR 9.120(C)(1) and (ii) whether a hearing was requested. In separate filings, both parties indicated they had no objection to the imposition of reciprocal discipline consisting of a one year suspension, and neither party requested a hearing.
On July 13, 2021, the Attorney Discipline Board ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for one year, effective August 11, 2021. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,516.90.