NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 03-99-GA Notice Issued: October 11, 2004
Sheldon Halpern, P 14560, Royal Oak, Michigan by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #68.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective September 24, 2004 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), containing respondent=s admission that, in three criminal appeal matters, he failed to timely file the briefs on appeal, causing the matters to be dismissed. Additionally, respondent admitted that he failed to timely notify two of his clients of the dismissal and that he failed to adequately supervise his law clerk in the preparation of the three criminal claims of appeal.
Respondent was charged with violations MCR 9.104(A)(1)-(2) and (4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(c); 1.3; 1.4(a); 3.2; 5.3(b); and 8.4(a) and (c). The parties agreed that respondent should be reprimanded and be subject to a one year probationary period. Costs were assessed in the amount of $805.75.