MEMBERS JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
VICE·CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY
SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD
ANNA FRUSHOllR MICHAEL S. HOHAUSER
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MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIA TE COUNSEL
SHERRY MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRA TOR
ALL YSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 19-92-JC
Notice Issued: December 5,2019
Venu G. Yagalla, P 65518, Okemos, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Ingham County Hearing Panel #1.
Reprimand, Effective December 4, 2019
The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Reprimand With Conditions, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent's admission that he was convicted in a matter titled People of Meridian Township v Venu Yagalla, 55th District Court Case No. 1900215-0D of the misdemeanor of operating with a high blood alcohol content of .17 or more, in violation of MCl 257.6251 (C).
Based on respondent's conviction, admissions and the parties' stipulation, the panel finds that respondent committed professional misconduct when he engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and that he be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $764.26.
Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
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