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
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case Nos. 19-99-AI; 19-116-JC
Notice Issued: December 19,2019
Phillip B. Maxwell, P 24872, Oxford, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #52.
Suspension - 90 Days, Effective October 4, 2019.
The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of a 90-Day Suspension 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 the State of Michigan v Phillip Barrett Maxwell, Oakland County Circuit Court Case No. 18-268423-FH, of operating while intoxicated, 3rd offense, a felony in violation of MCl 257.6256D. Based on respondent's conviction, admissions, and the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct by engaging 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's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 90 days and that he be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $781.92. a Mark A. Armitage Executive Director