MEWERS ROBERT S. HARRISON CHAIRMAN 0 Y ANLEY M. GURWIN VICE CHAIRMAN GHARLES C. VINCENT. M.D. SECRETARY
HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF REMONA A. GREEN
PATRICK J. KEATING THEODORE P. ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
JOHN F. VAN BOLT U(ECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 12SO 333 W FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 31 3 963-5553
AMENDED AS TO LENGTH OF SUSPENSION ADB 40-87; 155-87 S teven C. Ki rschner , P 29592, 24750 Lahser Road, Southf i e l d , M I 48034 by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Oakland County Hearing Panel f l .
1 ) Suspension - t h r e e years and one day;
2 ) E f f ec t i ve February 16, 1988. The Attorney Grievance Commission and t h e hea r ing pane l approved a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent D i s c i p l i n e submitted by t h e p a r t i e s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h MCR 9 .115(F) (5 ) . The Respondent o f f e r e d a p l ea of no10 contendere t o charges contained i n two formal complaints a l l e g i n g t h a t he f a i l e d t o seek 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 i n va r ious proba te , domest ic r e l a t i o n s , r e a l e s t a t e , c o l l e c t i o n and bankruptcy ma t t e r s ; t h a t he f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e unearned p o r t i o n of f e e s which had been pa id t o him; t h a t he f a i l e d t o adv i se a c l i e n t of s e t t l e m e n t n e g o t i a t i o n s , f a i l e d t o communicate wi th c l i e n t s and/or made f a l s e s t a t emen t s t o c l i e n t s regard ing t h e s t a t u s of t h e i r c a s e s ; t h a t he knowingly de l ive red t o a c l i e n t a refund check drawn on a c l i e n t t r u s t a c c o u n t which had b e e n c l o s e d ; t h a t h e r e c e i v e d $250 f rom a c l i e n t f o r payment of c o u r t c o s t s and misappropriated t h a t money t o h i s own use; t h a t he f a i l e d t o answer 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 g i v e t r u t h f u l answers i n r ep ly t o two o t h e r R e q u e s t s f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n . R e s p o n d e n t ' s c o n d u c t was a l l e g e d t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.103(C); MCR 9.104(1-5,7); MCR 9.113(B)(2) and Canons 1, 2, 6 & 7 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1-102(A)(,3-6); DR 2-llO(A)(3); DR 6 - t 0 k ( ~ )( 3 ) ; DR 7-101(A)(1-3). Costs were assessed i n t h e amount &JohnlF. VanBolt h ' ) ~ J \ A R - I D ~ & Dated: