NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 97-107-GA Karen R. Hammond, P-40878, St. Joseph, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Kalamazoo County Hearing Panel #3.
1) Reprimand; 2) Effective October 14, 1997. Respondent was retained to represent the complainant in a small claims action. She pled no contest to allegations that she neglected the matter, in violation of MCR 9.104(1)-(4); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(c); 1.2(a); 1.3; 1.4; 3.2; and 8.4(a) and (c).
The parties stipulated that respondent be reprimanded with conditions relevant to the established misconduct, including the monitoring of her law practice for one year. Costs were assessed in the amount of $117.86.