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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 20-72-JC Notice Issued: December 18, 2020 Stephen L. Haslett, P 14725, Plainwell, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Calhoun County Hearing Panel #1.
Reprimand, Effective December 4, 2020 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Reprimand, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admission that he was convicted by plea of operating while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in violation of MCL 257.6251(A), in People of the State of Michigan v Stephen Lynn Haslett, 57 th District Court Case No. 19-0998-SD.
Based on respondent’s conviction, admissions and the parties’ stipulation, the panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $757.22.
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director