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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITION (By Consent)
Case No. 06-152-GA Notice Issued: January 2, 2008 John M. Kelly, P 25567, Kalamazoo, Michigan by the Attorney Discipline Board Kalamazoo County Hearing Panel #1.
1. Suspension - 90 Days 2. Effective December 29, 2007 The respondent and Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), containing respondent's admission that, in an appeal of unemployment benefits denial, he failed to file the appellate brief; failed to file a response to the court's notice that the appeal would be dismissed if a reasonable excuse was not filed; and failed to advise his client that the appeal had been dismissed.
Respondent was charged with violations of Michigan Court Rules 9.104(A)(1)-(4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3; 1.4(a); and 8.4(a)-(c).
The hearing panel, pursuant to the parties' agreement, ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 90 days and that he pay restitution in the amount of $800.00. The panel also imposed a condition relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $784.66.
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