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HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF ROBERT S. HARRISON LINDA S. HOTCHKISS. M.D. PATRICK J. KEATING
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION (ay Lonsenr) ADB 186-88; 209-88 V i n c e n t W. Dent, P36828, D e t r o i t , Michigan, by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel 112.
1 ) Suspension - 30 days; 2) E f f e c t i v e December 1, 1988. I n a s t i p u l a t i o n f o r consent Order of D i s c i p l i n e f i l e d under t h e p rov i s ions of MCR 9.115(F)(5), t h e Respondent o f f e r e d h i s p l e a of -nolo contendere t o charges t h a t he was r e t a i n e d t o r e p r e s e n t a c l i e n t i n d ivo rce proceedings i n Wayne County C i r c u i t Court b u t f a i l e d t o e n t e r an appearance
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o r o the rwi se go forward on h i s c l i e n t ' s b e h a l f ; was gran ted a motion t o modify t h e pro-confesso judgment of d ivo rce t aken a g a i n s t h i s c l i e n t bu t f a i l e d t o cause a w r i t t e n o r d e r t o be e n t e r e d ; was g ran t ed a motion f o r S p e c i f i c V i s i t a t i o n and/or Contempt b u t f a i l e d t o cause a w r i t t e n o r d e r t o
be e n t e r e d ; f a i l e d t o keep i n reasonable c o n t a c t w i th h i s c l i e n t ; r e fused t o r e f u n d u n e a r n e d p o r t i o n o f t h e $500.00 p a i d t o him by h i s c l i e n t ;
re fused t o r e t u r n h i s c l i e n t ' s f i l e ; and f a i l e d t o answer a Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n . I n a s e p a r a t e m a t t e r , Respondent was r e t a i n e d t o r ep re sen t
a c l i e n t i n an e x c l u s i o n proceeding brought a g a i n s t t h e c l i e n t by t h e United S t a t e s Department of Hea l th and Human Se rv i ce s bu t f a i l e d t o s eek t h e l awfu l o b j e c t i v e s of h i s c l i e n t through reasonably a v a i l a b l e means permi t ted by law; f a i l e d t o r e t u r n h i s c l i e n t ' s f i l e ; f a i l e d t o keep i n
adequate communication w i t h h i s c l i e n t ; and f a i l e d t o refund and unearned p o r t i o n of t h e $1,000-00 f e e pa id t o him. I n a s e p a r a t e m a t t e r , Respondent
w a s r e t a i n e d t o a c t a s de fense counse l i n c i v i l l i t i g a t i o n but f a i l e d t o f i l e an appearance on h i s c l i e n t ' s b e h a l f ; f a i l e d t o t a k e any o t h e r a c t i o n
on h i s c l i e n t ' s b e h a l f ; and f a i l e d t o keep i n adequate communication w i t h h i s c l i e n t . Responden t a l s o f a i l e d t o a n s w e r t h e Formal Compla in t s . Respondent's conduct was found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4); MCR 9 .103(C) ; MCR 9 . 1 1 3 ( B ) ( 2 ) ; and Canons 1, 2 , 6 , and 7 o f t h e Code o f
P ro fe s s iona l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , DR 1 -102(A) l , 5 , 6 ) ; DR 2-llO(A)(3); DR 6-101(A)(3); and DR 7-101(A)(1-3). Cos ts were' a s se s sed i n t h e amount of $147.63. Respondent was a l s o ordered t o make r e s t i t u t i o n t o one of h i s c l i e n t s i n t h e amount of $200.00.
Dated :
DEc 0 9 1988