MEMBERS REV. MICHAEL MURRAY CHAIRPERSON JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH
VICE-CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY
SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN
KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
I.INDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD ANNA FRUSHOUR
STATE OF MICHIGAN ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
211 WEST FORT STREET, SUITE 1410
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226·3236 PHONE: 313-963-5553 I FAX: 313-963-5571
MARK A. ARMITAGE £EXECUTiVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL
SHERRY L. MIFSUD OFFICE ADMIN/STRA TOR
ALL YSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER
OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECR£TARY
NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITION (By Consent)
Case No. 18-11-GA
Notice Issued: February 5,2019
Matthew Broderick, P 47403, Madison Heights, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #59.
Reprimand, Effective February 1, 2019.
The hearing panel dismissed Count One and Two of the formal complaint on petitioner's motion. Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. Based upon respondent's admissions to count three of the formal complaint, and the stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent failed to hold funds other than client or third person funds relating to a representation in an IOlT A . in violation of MRPC 1.15(a)(3); failed to hold property of clients and third persons separate from hi s own property, in violation of MRPC 1.15( d); deposited funds into his lOlT A in an amount in excess of the amount reasonably necessary to pay financial institution service charges or fees or to obtain a waiver of service charges or fees, in violation of MRPC 1.15(f); and engaged in conduct in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct, in violation of MRPC 8.4(a).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and subject to a condition relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,044.04.
Mark A. Armitage Executive Director