MEMBERS ROBERT S HARRISON CHAIRMAN
*HANLEY M GURWIN VICE CHAIRMAN
2HARLES C VINCENT, M D SECRETARY HON MARTIN M DOCTOROFF REMONA A GREEN PATRICK J KEATING THEODORE P ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8 GENERAL COUNSEL
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DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
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1 ) Revocation; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e March 31, 1988. The Respondent , a suspended a t t o r n e y , d i d n o t answer t h e Formal Complaint and f a i l e d t o appear a t t h e h e a r i n g on February 3 , 1988 i n Ann Arbor. The h e a r i n g p a n e l concluded t h a t Respondent a c c e p t e d a r e t a i n e r f e e i n a d i v o r c e a c t i o n , f i l e d t h e Complaint and caused t h e Summons and Complaint t o be s e r v e d upon t h e de fendan t but f a i l e d t o f i l e a Proof o f Serv ice . Respondent took no f u r 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 t h e d i v o r c e a c t i o n was d i s m i s s e d f o r no p rogress . I n a n o t h e r c a s e , R e s p o n d e n t was a p p o i n t e d t o p e r f e c t a n a p p e a l i n a c r i m i n a l m a t t e r bu t f a i l e d t o f i l e t h e appea l o r t a k e o t h e r a c t i o n t o s e e k h i s c l i e n t ' s l e g a l o b j e c t i v e 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) and Canons 1, 6 and 7 o f 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 1-102A)( l ,5 -6 ) ; DR 6-101(A)(3) and DR 7-101(A)(1-3). Cos t s were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $317.97.
I n i t s c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e a p p r o p r i a t e d i s c i p l i n e t o be imposed, t h e pane l no ted t h a t Respondent 's p r i o r misconduct had r e s u l t e d i n a n o r d e r o f reprimand i n 1983, a t h i r t y - d a y suspens ion i n 1985 and a suspens ion of 150 days which commenced October 30, 1987.
Dated.