NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 99-196-GA Issued: July 25, 2000 Brett Perelman, P-52545, Sylvania, Ohio, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #17.
1.Suspension - 60 days; 2.Effective July 18, 2000. The respondent and the Grievance Administrator submitted a stipulation for a consent order of discipline in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5). The stipulation was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by a hearing panel. Respondent offered a plea of no contest to the charges of misconduct in Formal Complaint 99-196-GA, to wit: That in a probate matter, respondent failed to file the inventory and the final accounting for the estate; failed to close the estate; failed to respond to numerous inquiries of his client or to keep his client reasonably informed concerning the status of the matter; failed to comply with the requirements of MCR 8.303(E) prior to accepting payment for his representation; and charged a clearly excessive fee for his representation. Respondent=s conduct was deemed to be in violation of MCR 8.303(E); MCR 9.104(1)-(4) and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(c); 1.2(a); 1.3; 1.4; 1.5(a); 3.2; 3.4(c) and 8.4(a)- (c). The parties further stipulated that respondent=s license be suspended for 60 days. Costs were assessed in the amount of $220.31.