MEMBERS ROBERT S. HARRISON CHAIRMAN HANLEY M. GURWlN VICE CHAIRMAN 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 ExEcunvE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL --
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NOTICE OF REVOCATION ADB 174-87; 196-87 John G. Heal, Jr., P 14791, 275 E. Big Beaver, Su i t e 109, Troy, M I 48083 by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Wayne County Hearing Panel #26.
1 ) Revocation; 2) E f f e c t i v e March 10, 1988. Respondent's motion t o s e t a s i d e h i s d e f a u l t f o r f a i l u r e t o answer t h e Formal Complaint was denied. Based upon t h a t d e f a u l t , t h e pane l r u l e d t h a t t h e a l l e g a t i o n s o f m i s c o n d u c t were e s t a b l i s h e d , t o w i t : t h a t Respondent commingled c l i e n t funds i n t he amount of $6061.79 by d e p o s i t i n g them i n h i s personal account and misappropriated those funds t o h i s own use ; t h a t Respondent i n t e n t i o n a l l y attempted t o dece ive h i s c l i e n t s by sending t o them copies of t r a n s m i t t a l l e t t e r s purpor t ing t o show t h a t t h e funds i n h i s possession had been disbursed t o t he proper p a r t i e s when, i n f a c t , Respondent knew t h a t t h e checks accompanying those t r a n s m i t t a l could n o t be honored; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o honor a w r i t t e n agreement t o reimburse t h e misappropriated funds and t o a t tempt t o r e s t o r e t h e l e g a l r i g h t s of h i s c l i e n t s ; t h a t fo l lowing h i s r e t e n t i o n by a c l i e n t t o a s s i s t i n t h e r e s t o r a t i o n of long-term d i s a b i l i t y b e n e f i t s , Respondent f a l s e l y represented t o h i s c l i e n t t h a t he had negot ia ted a s e t t l emen t and forwarded t o he r a f a b r i c a t e d se t t l emen t agreement; t h a t he neglec ted a l e g a l ma t t e r e n t r u s t e d t o him by a t h i r d c l i e n t and f a i l e d t o r e p l y t o h e r i n q u i r i e s ; and t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h r e e Requests f o r Inves t iga t ion . Respondent's conduct was found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-5,7), MCR 9 .113(B) (2 ) and Canons 1, 6 , 7 and 9 of t h e Code o f P r o f e s s i o n a l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1-102(A)(1,3-6); DR 6-101(A)(3); DR 7-101(A)(1-3) and DR 9-102(A)(B). Costs were a s se s sed i n t he amount of $217.69.
A t Respondent's r e q u e s t , t h e hear ing was adjourned f o r t h e purpose o f p re sen t ing mi t iga t ing and aggrava t ing evidence bear ing upon t h e l e v e l of d i s c i p l i n e . Respondent d i d not appear a t t h e adjourned hear ing and t h e panel concluded t h a t Respondent 's conduct was aggravated by a reprimand i s sued i n 1986, by h i s f a i l u r e t o make r e s t i t u t i o n of misappropriated funds and by h i s f a i l u r e t o appear before the pane l a t the adjourned hearing. Respondent's l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e law i s revoked and r e s t i t u t i o n i n t h e amount of $6061.79 p l u s i n t e r e s t i s made a s p e c i f i c cond i t i on of re ins ta tement .
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