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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 08-57-GA Notice Issued: January 12, 2009
Jon Allen Broadworth, P 29947, Flint, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Genesee County Hearing Panel #3.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective December 30,2008 1 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 pled no contest to the allegations that, in the course of a paternity/custody action, he engaged in conduct prejudicial to the proper administration of justice; engaged in conduct that exposes the legal profession to obloquy,
contempt, censure, or reproach; used means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person; and engaged in conduct that violates the standards or rules of professional responsibility adopted by the Supreme Court, in violation of MCR 9.1 04(A)(1), (2), and (4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 4.4.
Based on the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $910.49.
Dated:
January 12, 2009
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since July 15, 2007. Please see Notice of Suspension and Restitution With Conditions (By Consent) issued
October 10,2007.