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NOTICE OF REVOCATION AND RESTITUTION (By Consent)
Case No. 06-96-GA Notice Issued: June 20,2007 David C. Ritchie, P 46553, Warren, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Washtenaw County Hearing Panel #5.
1. Revocation 2. Effective November 2, 2004' The respondent and the Grievance Administrator submitted a stipulation for consent order of discipline in accordance with MCR 9.1 15(F)(5) which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The parties stipulated to finding that respondent committed the misconduct alleged in the formal complaint; specifically: that respondent neglected a legal matter entrusted to him; failed to keep his client reasonably informed about the status of his matter; failed to communicate with his client to the extent reasonably necessary for the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation; failed to seek the lawful objectives of his client; failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing his client; failed to pay or deliver funds or other property that the client was entitled to receive; failed to refund an advance payment of fee that had not been earned and to surrender papers to which his client is entitled; failed to notify his client of his suspension from the practice of law; failed to withdraw from the representation; engaged in conduct that exposes the legal profession or the courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach; engaged in conduct contrary to justice, ethics, honesty or good morals; engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice; knowingly made misrepresentations of facts and circumstances surrounding a complaint; and knowingly made a false statement of material fact in connection with a disciplinary matter.
Respondentw as charged with violation of MCR 9.104(A)(I)-(4), (6) and (9); MCR 9.1 19(A); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct I.I( c); 1.2(a); 1.3: 1.4(a) and (b); 1.15(b)(3); 1. I6 (a); 1.16(d); 8.l(a)(l); and 8.4(a)-(c). The parties agreed that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan should be revoked retroactive to November 2, 2004, the effective date of respondent's ' three year suspension ordered in Grievance Administrator v David C. Ritchie, Case No. 03-77-GA. Respondent was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,000.00 and costs were assessed in the amount of $769.53.
~espo-ndenth as been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since November 2,2004. See Notice of Suspension (By Consent) issued November 2,2004.