NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (With Conditions)
Case No. 02-149-GA Notice Issued: June 29, 2004 Gary D. Hunley, P 30132, Taylor, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #17.
1. Reprimand 2. Effective June 15, 2004 The panel found that respondent, in a probate matter, failed to communicate with his client or respond to her requests for information regarding the status of the estate; and failed to provide an accounting to his client upon written request. Respondent also failed to file an answer to a request for investigation served upon him by the Grievance Administrator; and failed to comply with an order of reprimand issued by Tri-County Hearing Panel #5 on April 9, 2001 in Grievance Administrator v Gary D. Hunley, Case No. 99-117-GA.
Respondent=s conduct was in violation of MCR 9.104(A)(1)-(4), (7) and (9); MCR 9.113(A); MCR 9.113(B)(2); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3; 1.4(a) and (b); 1.15(b); 3.4(c); 8.1(a)(1) and 8.4(a) and (c).
The panel issued a conditional order of suspension and order of reprimand with conditions which stated that respondent would be reprimanded, with conditions, if he filed an affidavit from his doctor on or before June 15, 2004. The order also stated that if respondent failed to timely file the above affidavit, he would be subject to a 60 day suspension with the same conditions.
Respondent filed the required affidavit on June 17, 2004 and the panel, having determined that respondent was in substantial compliance with order, agreed that respondent should be reprimanded with conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $2,651.84.