MEMBERS ROBERT S. HARRISON
CHARLES C. VINCENT. M.D. SECRETARY HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF REMONA A. GREEN PATRICK J. KEATlNG THEODORE P. ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT a E C u n v E DIRECTOR 8 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 w. FORT STREET OElROIT. MICHIGAN apt$ Area Code 313 963.5%
NOTICE OF REVOCATION ADB 94-88 Frank A. Sweet, 1640 For t S t r e e t , S u i t e B., Trenton, M I 48183 by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board-Washtenaw County Hearing Panel 83.
1 ) Revocation; 2) ~ f f e c t i v eA ugust 19, 1988. - The Respondent d i d not answer t h e Formal Complaint and d i d n o t a p p e a r a t a h e a r i n g h e l d i n Y p s i l a n t i on J u n e 24 , 1988. Respondent 'sdefaul t was en tered and t h e hear ing panel determined t h a t t h e Respondent misappropriated the sum of $33,303.11 con t r a ry t o h i s o b l i g a t i o n t o hold those funds i n t r u s t f o r t h e minor bene f i c i a ry of a decedent ' s e s t a t e ; t h a t he accepted a $1000 r e t a i n e r i n another mat te r bu t f a i l e d t o perform the agreed upon l e g a l s e r v i c e s ; t h a t he f a i l e d t o answer two Requests f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and t h a t he f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaint. Respondent's conduct was found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4,7); MCR 9.103(C); MCR 9.113(B)(2) and Canons 1, 2, 6 , 7, and 9 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1-102(A)(1,3-6); DR 2-llO(A)(3); DR 6-101(A)(3); DR 7-101(A)(1-3) and DR 9-102(A)(B)(3,4). Costs were assessed i n t h e amount of $172.71.
The panel considered Respondent's p r i o r d i s c i p l i n e c o n s i s t i n g of a reprimand i n March 1986 and an o rde r p lac ing him on L p r o y b a t & i d ? f o r one year e f f e c t i v e August 11, 1987.
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