NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS Case No. 95-256-GA Leodis Elliott, P-31365, Detroit, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #18.
1) Suspension - One (1) Year; 2) Effective October 9, 1996. Respondent was retained to represent a defendant charged with assault with intent to commit murder and armed robbery. Tri-County Hearing Panel #9 found that respondent neglected the matter and failed to answer the Request for Investigation. Respondent's conduct was found to be in violation of MCR 9.103(C); MCR 9.104(1)-(4) and (7); MCR 9.113(A) and (B)(2); and the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, 1.1(a)-(c); 1.3; 1.4; 8.1(b); and 8.4(a) and (c). Tri-County Hearing Panel #9 ordered that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for 180 days commencing June 20, 1996, specifically noting respondent's disciplinary history.
Respondent filed a petition for review and request for stay of discipline. The request for stay was denied. In an order entered October 10, 1996, the Attorney Discipline Board affirmed the findings of misconduct, vacated the order of suspension, and remanded the matter to a new panel, Tri-County Hearing Panel #18, for a hearing on discipline.
On April 4, 1997, Tri-County Hearing Panel #18 entered an order suspending respondent from the practice of law for one year retroactive to October 9, 1996, the effective date of the one- year suspension imposed in Case Nos. 95-159-GA; 95-184-FA, with conditions relevant to the established misconduct.
Costs were assessed in the total amount of $1158.03. NOTE: Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since June 10, 1996.