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WILLIAM J. DANHOF •VICE-CHAIRPERSON WILLIAM L. MATTHEWS, CPA
SECRETARY GEORGE H. LENNON BILLY BEN BAUMANN, M.D. HON. RICHARD F. SUHRHEINRICH ANDREA L. SOLAK
THOMAS G. KIENBAUM
EILEEN LAPPIN WEISER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 07-61-JC Notice Issued: October 30, 2007
James M. Harris, P 24939, Chicago, Illinois, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #2. 1. Suspension - 179 Days 2. Effective August 24, 2007 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 admitted that he was convicted October 19, 2006 in the Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois for false personation of a
lawyer, a felony, in violation of MCl 720-5/32-5(a). was in violation of MeR 9.1 04(A)(5).
The panel found that respondent's conduct
The parties agreed that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan should be suspended for 179 days, retroactive to August 24, 2007, the date the stipulation for consent diSCi~~--a-were assessed in the amount of $901.80.
John F. Van Bolt OCT 30 zoot Dated: _
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since October 19,2006. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued April 5, 2007.
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