MEMBERS HANLEY M GURWIN CHAIRMAN
REMONA A GREEN VICECHAIRMAN THEOWRE P ZEGOURAS
SECRETARY HON MARTIN M DOCTOROFF ROBERT S HARRISON LINDA S HOTCHKISS M 0 PATRICK J KEATING
STATE OF MICHIGAN Pigciplinp
JOHN F VAN BOLT EXECUTIVED IRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE I280 333 W FORT STREET DETROIT MICHIGAN 48226
A f M h3 13 963.5553
NOTICE OF REDUCED DISCIPLINE K L ~ l l l U l L U N
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Denn i s H. Snyder, P 29791, Grand Blanc, M I 48439 by t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board r educ ing a h e a r i n g pane l o r d e r of days t o a reprimand and o r d e r i n g r e s t i t u t i o n .
suspens ion of t h i r t y
1) Reprimand; 2) October 27, 1988. Fo l l owing i t s c o n s i d e r a t i o n of s e p a r a t e p e t i t i o n s f o r review f i l e d by t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a t o r , t h e respondent and t h e compla inants , t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board a f f i rmed t h e hea r i ng p a n e l ' s f a c t u a l f i n d i n g s t h a t respondent p r epa red and f i l e d s u i t a f t e r d i s c h a r g e by h i s c l i e n t s and made m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s t o t h e c l i e n t s , t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a t o r and t h e v o l u n t e e r i n v e s t i g a t o r ; neg l ec t ed a c r i m i n a l a p p e a l and f a i l e d t o f i l e a
t imely answer t o a Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n ; and f a i l e d t o t a k e t i m e l y a c t i o n i n a c h i l d s u p p o r t mod i f i c a t i on mat te r . Responent 's conduct was
found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-6); MCR 9.113(0)(2) and Canons 2 and 6 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 , DR 2-110(A)(3) , DR 2-110(8)(4) , and DR 6-101(A)(3). Cos ts were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $2636.66. The Board concluded, however, t h a t t h e suspens ion of t h i r t y
days imposed by t h e h e a r i n g pane l should be reduced t o a reprimand. The o r d e r of d i s c i p l i n e was f u r t h e r modif ied by d i r e c t i n g t h a t respondent make
r ( e Y s t i t u t & i o n t g o h i & s c l i i e n t i n t h e amount of $460.00.
John
VanBolt