NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 05-121-GA Notice Issued: December 1, 2006
David S. Feinberg, P 42854, Holt, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Ingham County Hearing Panel #7.
1. Suspension - 2 Years 2. Effective March 31, 2005 1 The respondent and Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), containing respondent=s plea of no contest to the allegations that he failed to diligently represent his client; failed to protect his client=s interests upon termination of his representation; failed to expedite litigation consistent with the interests of his client; engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice by failing to appear for court hearings; failed to provide notice of his automatic suspension to clients, the courts, and opposing counsel, or to file the appropriate affidavits of compliance; and failed to answer a request for investigation.
Respondent was charged with violations of MCR 9.104(A)(1)-(4) and (7); MCR 9.113(A) and (B)(2); MCR 9.119(A)-(C); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(c); 1.2(a); 1.3; 1.16(d); 3.2; 8.1(a)(2); and 8.4(a) and (c).
The parties agreed that respondent=s license to practice law in Michigan should be suspended for two years, to run concurrent with his present suspension in Grievance Administrator v David S. Feinberg, Case Nos. 05-10-GA; 05-61-JC; 05-91-GA, and that respondent be subject to conditions relevant to the alleged misconduct. Respondent was also ordered to pay restitution in the aggregate amount of $1,250.00 and costs were assessed in the amount of $837.68.
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since March 31, 2005. See Notice of Suspension With Conditions issued December 15, 2005.