NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 99-39-GA; 99-53-FA Barry E. Solomon, P-20772, Berkley, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #66.
1) Suspension for 5 years; 2) Effective June 5, 1998. The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for consent order of discipline pursuant to MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the hearing panel and the Attorney Grievance Commission.
In a prior matter, respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was revoked, effective February 7, 1998 (GA v Solomon, Case No. 97-240-GA; 97-263-FA). Respondent offered a plea of no contest to the charges that in May and June, 1998, he held himself out as an attorney by filing pleadings and sending correspondence on behalf of a client and failed to inform that client that his license had been revoked. Respondent offered his plea of no contest to the charges in Count II, that he filed a pleading in May, 1998, on which he signed the name of another attorney without that attorney's knowledge or consent.
The hearing panel accepted respondent's plea of no contest to the allegations that his conduct was in violation of MCR 9.104(1) through (5) and (9); MCR 9.119(D) and (E); MCLA 600.916; MSA 27A.916; and the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 3.3(A)(1) and (4); 3.4(B) and (C); 5.5(A) and 8.4(A) through (C).
The parties stipulated to a five (5) year suspension of respondent's license to practice law, such period of suspension to commence June 5, 1998 and to run concurrently with the revocation of respondent's license which became effective February 7, 1998. Costs were assessed in the amount of $75.50.