MEMBERS THOMAS G. KIENBAUM
CHAIRPERSON JAMES M. CAMERON, JR. VICE·CHAIRPERSON ROSALIND E. GRIFFIN, M.D.
SECRETARY ANDREA L. SOLAK CARL E. VER BEEK CRAIG H. LUBBEN SYLVIA P. WHITMER, Ph.D LAWRENCE G. CAMPBELL DULCE M. FULLER
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARK A. ARMITAGE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
JENNIFER M. PETTY LEGAL ASSISTANT
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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS Case Nos. 10 -2S-AI; 10-39-JC Notice Issued: May 31, 2012
Peter W. Macuga, II, P 28114, Detroit, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #9.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective August 12, 2011 Respondent was convicted in the Wayne County Circuit Court of the felony offense of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 3rd offense. Under MCR 9.120(B)(1), an attorney convicted of a felony in Michigan is automatically suspended from the practice of law on an interim basis. However, MCR 9.120(B)(1) further provides that the Attorney Discipline Board may, on the attorney's motion, set aside such an automatic suspension. On March 4, 2010, the respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation to set aside the automatic interim suspension, which was granted by the Attorney Discipline Board.
Based on respondent's conviction, the panel found that he committed professional misconduct contrary to MCR 9.1 04(A)(S). The panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. The Grievance Administrator filed a petition for review and, on December 19, 2011, the Attorney Discipline Board issued its order affirming the hearing panel's order. The Grievance Administrator filed an application for leave to appeal with the Michigan Supreme Court which was denied on May 21, 2012. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $2,042.42.
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