MEMBERS HANLEY M. GURWJN CHAIRMAN
REMONA A. GREEN' VICE-CHAIRMAN THEODORE P ZEGOURAS SECREFARY
HON. MARTIN M DOCTOROFF ROBERT S. HARRISON LINDA S. +OTChKiSS. M.D. PATRICK J. KEATING
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F VAN BOLT EXECilTiVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE '260 333 'vV i C R i STREE- DiF?OlT MICHIGAN 48226
Area Coae 313 X3.5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESITUTION ADB 177-88 George F. S h i r l e y , P20381, Fo r t Myers, F l o r i d a , fo rmer ly of Kalkaska County, Michigan, by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel 816.
1) Suspension - 120 days; 2) E f f e c t i v e December 8 , 1988. The Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaint and f a i l e d t o appear a t t h e hea r ing he ld i n D e t r o i t on September 27, 1988. Respondent 's
d e f a u l t was e n t e r e d and t h e panel determined t h a t t h e d e f a u l t e s t a b l i s h e d t h e a l l e g a t i o n s o f t h e Formal Compla in t . Responden t was r e t a i n e d t o
i n s t i t u t e d i v o r c e proceedings on h i s c l i e n t ' s behalf and was pa id a f e e i n t h e amount of $410.00, bu t f i l e d t h e Complaint f o r Divorce i n t h e wrong
county, r e s u l t i n g i n t h e e n t r y of and Order of Dismissal ; f a i l e d t o r e f i l e t h e complaint ; abandoned h i s law p r a c t i c e wi thout n o t i c e t o h i s c l i e n t ; and f a i l e d t o refund t h e unused p o r t i o n of t h e r e t a i n e r pa id him by h i s c l i e n t . 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); and Canons 1 , 2 , 6 , and 7 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , D R 1-102(A)(l, 5, 6 ) ; DR 2-llO(A)(3); DR 6-101(A)(3); and DR 7-101(A)(l, 3 ) .
Costs were a s se s sed i n t h e amount of $119.91. Respondent was a l s o ordered t o m a ake r e s t & i t u t i o n t o h i s c l i e n t i n t h e amount of $410.00. John F.//VanBolt Dated : 'DEC 0 9 1988