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 LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD
ANNA FRUSHOUR MICHAEL S. HOHAUSER
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
333 WEST FORT STREET, SUITE 1700
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226-3147 PHONE: 313-963-6553 I FAX: 313-963-6571
MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
SHERRY MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
ALLY SON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF AUTOMA"rlC INTERIM SUSPENSION
Case No. 19-117-AI
Notice Issued: November 19,2019
Anthony L. Vespa, P 46207, Birmingham, Michigan.
Effective August 6,2019.
On August 6,2019, respondent pled guilty, and his plea was accepted, to one count of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ยง 1343, a felony, in a matter titled United States of America v Anthony Vespa, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Case NO.2: 19-cr-20220. In accordance with M CR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on the date of his felony conviction.
Upon the filing of a certified judgment of conviction, this matter will be assigned to a hearing panel for further proceedings. The interim suspension will remain in effect until the effective date of an order filed by a hearing panel.
t:; Mark A. Armitage
Executive Director