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 FRUSHO UR MICHAEL S. HOHAUSER
STATE OF MICmGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
333 WEST FORT STREET. SUITE 1700
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48228-3147 PHONE: 313-983-5563 I FAX: 313-983-6671
MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
SHERRY MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
ALLYSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS
Case Nos. 19-10-AI; 19-49-JC
Notice Issued: November 26,2019
Dennis Klimek, P 80214, Shelby Twp., Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #106.
Suspension - 179 Days, Effective January 23, 2019
Respondent was convicted of operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, a felony, in violation of MCl 257.6256D, in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v Dennis Klimek, Macomb County Circuit Court, Case No. 2018-002281-FH. In accordance with MCR 9.120(8)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended effective January 23, 2019, the date of respondent's felony conviction.
Based on respondent's conviction, the panel found that he engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
The panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for a period of 179 days, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. The panel also ordered that respondent be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $2,365.63.
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MEMBERS JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR. VICE-CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY
SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIAT E COUNSEL
SHERRY MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRAT OR
JOHN W. INHULSEN
KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD
ANNA FRUSHOUR MICHAEL S. HOHAUSER
333 WEST FORT STREET, SUITE 1700
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226-3147 PHONE: 313-963-5553 I FAX: 313-963-5571
ALLYSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC REINSTATEMENT
Case Nos. 19-10-AI; 19-49-JC
Notice Issued: November 26,2019
Dennis Klimek, P 80214, Shelby Twp., Michigan.
Reinstated pursuant to MCR 9.123(A): November 25, 2019
Respondent was suspended from the practice of law in Michigan for 179 days, effective retroactively to January 23, 2019, the date respondent's license to practice law was automatically suspended. In accordance with MCR 9.123(A), the suspension was terminated with the respondent's filing of an affidavit with clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, the Board, and the Administrator, attesting to his full compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order of Suspension With Conditions issued in this matter.
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