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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT AND
REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL LEGAL CONSULTANT (Pending Appeal)
Case No. 11-119-GA Notice Issued: March 14, 2012 Gbenga Anjorin, PL 1047 (formerly P 71514), Detroit, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #16.
1. Disbarment 2. Effective March 10, 2012 Respondent filed an answer the formal complaint and appeared at the public hearing. Respondent had been admitted as a Special Legal Consultant, pursuant to Rule 5(E) of the Rules for the Board of Law Examiners, and was limited to rendering legal advice regarding the law in
Nigeria, the foreign country where he was admitted to practice.
The hearing panel found that respondent engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, in violation of MRPC 5.5(a) and Rule 5(E) of the Board of Law Examiners; counseled or assisted a
client to engage in conduct that the lawyer knows is illegal or fraudulent, in violation of MRPC 1.2(c); filed a frivolous motion, in violation of MRPC 3.1; knowingly made false statements of material fact to a tribunal, in violation of MRPC 3.3(a)(1); offered evidence that he knew to be false,
in violation of MRPC 3.3(a)(3); falsified evidence or counseled or assisted his client to falsify evidence before a tribunal, in violation of MRPC 3.4(b); knowingly disobeyed obligations under the rules of a tribunal, in violation of MRPC 3.4(c); violated to attempted to violate the Rules of
Professional conduct, contrary to MRPC 8.4(a); engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b); engaged in conduct prejudicial to the
administration of justice, in violation of MPRC 8.4(c) and MCR 9.104(1); 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 justice, ethics, honesty, or good morals, in violation
of MCR 9.104(3); and engaged in conduct that violates the standards or rules of professional responsibility adopted by the Supreme Court, contrary to MCR 9.104(4).
Respondent filed a petition for review and the matter will be scheduled for hearing before the Attorney Discipline Board. Respondent also filed a request for a stay of discipline which was denied by the Board on March 13, 2012.
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