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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT (By Consent)
Case No. 21-56-JC Notice Issued: December 15, 2021 Brian J. Kolodziej, P 76330, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #104.
Disbarment, Effective December 15, 2021 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Disbarment, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admission that he was convicted by a plea of nolo contendere to two counts of wilful neglect of duty of a public officer, a misdemeanor, in violation of MCL 750.478, in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v Brian Joseph Kolodziej, 76 th District Court Case No. 20-1309-FY.
Based on respondent’s conviction, admissions and the parties’ stipulation, the panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $944.05.