NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case Nos. 97-180-GA; 97-191-GA; 97-318-FA Phillip F. Levillier, P-25293, Henderson, Nevada (formerly of Taylor, Michigan), by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #14.
1) Suspension - Ninety (90) Days; 2) Effective May 29, 1998.1. Respondent was retained to represent the first complainant in a child custody matter. He entered a plea of no contest to allegations that he advised the complainant to file a Complaint for Divorce in Michigan, although she had not been a resident for the statutory period; failed to advise the Michigan Court that the complainant's child was a resident of New York; failed to advise the complainant of the significance of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and the effect it would have on her attempt to gain custody of her child; and failed to respond to the complainant's reasonable requests for information regarding the status of her matter.
Respondent filed an appearance on behalf of the defendant in a criminal matter in Monroe County Circuit Court. He entered a plea of no contest to allegations that he neglected and abandoned the matter.
The panel found that respondent's conduct violated MCR 9.104(1)-(4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(a)- (c); 1.2(a); 1.3; 1.4; 1.16(d); 3.2; and 8.4(a) and (c).
The parties stipulated that respondent be suspended from the practice of law in Michigan for a total of ninety days. Costs were assessed in the amount of $181.25. 1. Respondent was also suspended from the practice of law for failure to pay his annual dues to the State Bar of Michigan, effective February 20, 1998. That suspension remains in effect.