MEMBERS JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR. VICE-CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY SECRETARY KAREN D. O’DONOGHUE LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD
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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT Case Nos. 19-121-AI; 20-21-JC Notice Issued: February 9, 2021 Charles William Malette, P 68928, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Upper Peninsula Hearing Panel #1.
Disbarment, Effective January 30, 2021. 1 Respondent was convicted by jury verdict of one count of aggravated stalking, a felony, in violation of MCL 750.411(I); one count of use of a computer to commit a crime, a felony, in violation of MCL 752.7973(D); and two counts of misdemeanor stalking, in violation of MCL 750.411(H), in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v Charles William Malette, 50 th Circuit Court Case No. 19-003922-FH. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended, effective November 1, 2019, the date of respondent’s felony convictions.
Based on his convictions, the panel found that respondent engaged in conduct that violated criminal laws 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).
The panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1,737.90.
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since November 1, 2019. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued November 26, 2019.