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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITIONS Case No. 12-25-GA Notice Issued: September 7, 2012 Sheldon Siegel, P 20436, Flint, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Genesee County Hearing Panel #2.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective September 1, 2012 Respondent appeared at the hearing but was found to be in default for failing to file an answer to the formal complaint. Based on respondent's default, and his subsequent admissions on the record, the panel found that he failed to provide competent representation to his clients, in violation of MRPC 1 .1; neglected legal matters entrusted to him, in violation of MRPC 1.1 (c); failed to seek his clients' lawful objectives, in violation of MRPC 1.2(a); failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness, in violation of MRPC 1.3; failed to adequately communicate with clients, in violation of MRPC 1.4(a) and (b); failed to surrender papers to a client at the termination of the representation, in violation of MRPC 1.16(d); violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, contrary to MRPC 8.4(a); engaged in conduct that exposes the legal profession to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); engaged in conduct that is contrary to ethics, in violation of MCR9.1 04(3); and engaged in conduct that violates the standards of professional responsibility adopted by the Michigan Supreme Court, in violation of MCR 9.104(4).
The panel also found that respondent failed to answer requests for investigation served upon him by the Grievance Administrator, in violation of MCR 9.104(7); MCR 9.113(A) and (B)(2); and engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation of MRPC 8.4(c) and MCR 9.104(1 t·,,,·, ',--- ,.,
The panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and pay restitution in the amount of $1,000.00. The panel also ordered that respondent be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1 ,779.01.
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