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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 11-2-GA Notice Issued: April 15, 2011
Edward A. Newmyer, P 42063, Muskegon, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Muskegon County Hearing Panel #1.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective April 15, 2011 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline in accordance with MCR 9.115(f)(5) which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. Respondent pleaded no contest to the allegations that he practiced law during a period of suspension; appeared as an attorney before a court during a period of suspension; held himself out as an attorney during a period of suspension; knowingly disobeyed an obligation under the rules of a tribunal; practiced law in a jurisdiction where doing so violated the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction; failed to notify his active clients of his suspension in writing; failed to file a notice of disqualification with the tribunal and all parties in matters in which he represented clients in litigation; and failed to file an affidavit of proof of compliance with the Grievance Administrator and the Attorney Discipline Board.
Respondent's conduct was alleged to be in violation of MCR 9.1 04(A)( 1 )-(4); MCR 9.119(A)-(C), (E)(1 )-(3); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 3.4(c); 5.5(a); and 8.4(a) and (c).
Based upon the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and that he be subject to conditions relevant to the alleged misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,141.95.
Dated: ___________