NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 04-8-GA Notice Issued: November 9, 2004
David H. Raaflaub, P 29975, Ypsilanti, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Washtenaw County Hearing Panel #1.
1. Suspension - 30 Days 2. Effective November 5, 2004 1 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline containing respondent=s plea of nolo contendere to the allegations that, in a
bankruptcy matter, he made misrepresentations to the court when he stated that a nonlawyer was his Achief office staff person,@ and
Apart of my staff@ when she was not associated with respondent other than to offer to take referrals from respondent; and that he shared legal fees with a person who was not a lawyer and not an employee of respondent=s law practice.
Respondent was charged with violations of MCR 9.014(A)(1)-(4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(a); 3.3(a)(1); 5.4; and 8.4(a)-(c). The parties agreed that respondent should be suspended for 30 days. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,211.97.
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since August 26, 2003. See Final Notice of Suspension, dated November 26, 2003, in Grievance Administrator v David H. Raaflaub, Case No. 01-94-GA.