NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
Case No. 95-115-GA Stephen J. Borowski, P-30562, Hamtramck, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #80.
1) Reprimand; 2) Effective June 3, 1998. Respondent was retained to represent the complainant against two other individuals and in a first party action against an insurance company in claims arising out of two automobile accidents. Respondent pled no contest to allegations that he neglected the matter by failing to file any lawsuits or assert a claim against the individuals; failing to file a lawsuit against the insurance company; failing to keep the complainant reasonably informed regarding the status of the matter, to advise him of his efforts on his behalf, or to advise him that he did not intend to take any further action in pursuit of his claims; allowing the applicable statute of limitations to expire on the third party claims without the complainant's knowledge; and allowing the applicable statute of limitations to expire on the first party claim without adequate notice to the complainant.
Respondent pled no contest to charges that his conduct violated MCR 9.104(1)-(4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(c); 1.3; 1.4; 3.2; and 8.4(a) and (c).
The parties stipulated that respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $59.51.