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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITION Case No. 20-28-GA Notice Issued: November 24, 2020 Zoran Mitrovski, P 76095, Leonard, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #6.
Disbarment, Effective November 18, 2020. 1 Based on respondent’s default, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct in his representation of two separate clients in criminal matters; failed to answer a request for investigation from the Grievance Administrator; and failed to respond to a subpoena and appear for a sworn statement.
The panel found that respondent neglected legal matters which were entrusted to him, in violation of MRPC 1.1(c); failed to seek the lawful objectives of his client, in violation of MRPC 1.2(a); failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing his clients, in violation of MRPC 1.3; failed to keep his clients reasonably informed about the status of their matters, in violation of MRPC 1.4(a); failed to explain a matter to a client to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions about the representation, in violation of MRPC 1.4(b); charged or collected clearly excessive fees, in violation of MRPC 1.5(a); failed to refund unearned advance fees upon termination, in violation of MRPC 1.16(d); 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); knowingly failed to respond to a lawful demand for information from a disciplinary authority, in violation of MRPC 8.1(a)(2); and failed to answer the request for investigation in conformity with MCR 9.113(A) and (B)(2), and in violation of MCR 9.104(7). Respondent was also found to have violated MCR 9.104(1)-(4); and MRPC 8.4(a)-(c).
The panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law; pay restitution in the total amount of $12,500.00 and that he be subject to a condition relevant to the established misconduct. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1,945.43.
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since July 9, 2020. Please see Amended Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension Pursuant to MCR 9.115(H)(2), issued July 20, 2020.