MEMBERS WIlliAM J. DANHOF
CHAIRPERSON THOMAS G. KIENBAUM VICE· CHAIRPERSON WILLIAM L. MATTHEWS, CPA
SECRETARY ANDREA L. SOLAK ROSALIND E. GRIFFIN, M.D. CARL E. VER BEEK CRAIG H. LUBBEN JAMES M. CAMERON, JR. SYLVIA P. WHITMER, Ph.D
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITION (By Consent)
Case No. 10-20-GA Notice Issued: August 27,2010
Wendell N. Davis, Jr., P 27470, Detroit, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #57.
1 . Suspension - 180 Days 2. Effective May 25, 20101 The respondent and Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for 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 committed professional misconduct by neglecting the criminal appeal of a client and failed to refund unearned fees consisting of a snowmobile and a motorcycle.
Respondent was charged with violations of MCR 9.104(A)(4) and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(c) and 1.16(d).
In accordance with the stipulation, the hearing panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan should be suspended for 180 days, retroactive to May 25,2010, and that he be subject to a condition relevant to the alleged misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1 ,076.32.
Dated: AUG 27 201J
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since April 17, 2007. Please see Notice of Suspension and Restitution With Conditions (By Consent), issued April 27, 2007.