MEMBERS JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR. VICE-CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN KAREN D. O’DONOGHUE LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD MICHAEL S. HOHAUSER PETER A. SMIT
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION Case No. 19-62-GA Notice Issued: May 20, 2020 Seymour Hundley, Jr., P 39081, Troy, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #59.
Suspension - One Year, Effective April 24, 2020 1 Formal Complaint 19-62-GA alleged that respondent committed professional misconduct in relation to his representation of a client in a personal injury matter. It was also alleged that respondent failed to provide documentation requested by the Attorney Grievance Commission and failed to appear for a sworn statement.
After proceedings pursuant to MCR 9.115, the panel found that respondent neglected a legal matter, 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 a client, in violation of MRPC 1.3; failed to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and comply promptly with reasonable requests for information, in violation of MRPC 1.4(a); failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make an informed decision regarding the representation, in violation of MRPC 1.4(b); failed to refund a filing fee, in violation of MRPC 1.16(d); and knowingly failed to respond to a lawful demand for information, in violation of MRPC 8.1(a)(2). Respondent was also found to have violated MCR 9.104(1)-(4); and MRPC 8.4(a) and (c).
The panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for a period of one year and that he pay restitution to his former client. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1,770.65.
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law since March 2, 2020. See Notice of Interim Suspension Pursuant to MCR 9.115(H)(1), Grievance Administrator v Seymour Hundley, Jr., Case No. 19-62-GA, issued March 5, 2020.