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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITION (By Consent)
Case Nos. 10-1 04-GA; 10-13S-GA Notice Issued: July 8, 2011 Pamela Radzinski, P 434S1, Southfield, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #63.
1. Suspension - 270 Days 2. Effective July 7, 2011 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline in accordance with MCR 9.11S(F)(S) which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. Respondent pled no contest to the allegations that she provided representation that was not competent; handled a legal matter which the lawyer knows or should know that she was not competent to handle without associating with a lawyer who was competent to handle it; neglected a legal matter entrusted to her; failed to seek the lawful objectives of her client through reasonably available means; failed to keep her client reasonably informed about the status of the matter and failed to comply promptly with reasonable requests for information; failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit her client to make informed decisions regarding the representation; charged a clearly excessive fee; failed to communicate regarding the basis or rate of the fee; failed to keep the lawyer's own property separate from property of clients or third persons in connection with a representation; failed to deposit legal fees and expenses that have been paid in advance into a client trust account; knowingly disobeyed an obligation under the rules of a tribunal; knowingly made a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of the state; and violated a prior order of discipline.
Respondent's conduct was in violation of MeR 9.1 04(A)(1 )-(S) and (9); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1; 1.1(a) and (c); 1.2; 1.4(a) and (b); 1.5(a) and (b); 1.15(d) and (g); 3.4(c); 4.1; and 8.4(a)-(c)
Based upon the stipulation of the parties. the hearing panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 270 days and that she pay restitution in the aggregate amount of $7,SOO.00. Additionally, the panel ordered that respondent shall be subject to a condition related to the alleged misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $4,471.23.
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