MEMBERS ROBERT S. HARRISON CHAIRMAN
VANLEY M. GURWIN 1 VICE CHAIRMAN GHARLES 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 6
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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND ADB 59-87 John Devers, Jr., P 12716, 11355 S.W. Lynnvale Drive, P o r t l a n d , OR 97225-5321, by A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel #17.
1 ) Reprimand; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e February 2, 1988. The evidence presen ted t o t h e hea r ing panel e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t t h e Respondent, i n response t o a s u i t f i l e d a g a i n s t him by a c l i e n t , in te rposed a counter-claim f o r f e e s which was no t based on a p r i o r c la im bu t was made f o r t h e purposes of harassment and in t imida t ion . The pane l f u r t h e r found t h a t Respondent submi t ted an answer t o t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n which d i d n o t c o n s t i t u t e a f u l l and f a i r d i s c l o s u r e o f t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s surrounding h i s d e a l i n g s w i th t h e 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(1-4,6), MCR 9.113(A)(l) and Canons 1 and 7 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1-102(A)(1,4-6), DR 7-102(A)(1,2,5). Costs were a s se s sed i n t h e amount of $806.43.