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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT (By Consent)
Case Nos. 19-64-AI; 20-15-JC Notice Issued: May 18, 2020 Timothy D. VandenBerg, P 55960, Caledonia, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Kent County Hearing Panel #4.
Disbarment, Effective November 13, 2019 1 Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline , 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, by guilty plea, of one count of forgery, in violation of MCR 750.248, in a matter titled People v Timothy David VandenBerg, 17 th Judicial Circuit, Case No. 18-10693-FH. Based on respondent’s conviction and his admission in the stipulation, the hearing panel found that respondent 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 disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan, effective November 13, 2019, the effective date of the disbarment previously issued in Grievance Administrator v Timothy D. VandenBerg, 19-19-JC; 19-20-GA. Costs were assessed in the amount of $775.72.
/s/ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since May 31, 2019. Please see Notice of Interim Suspension Pursuant to MCR 9.115(H)(1), issued in Grievance Administrator v Timothy D. VandenBerg, 19-19-JC; 19-20-GA, on June 7, 2019.