STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F . VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR d GENERA -L COU NSEL
SUITE 12W 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963-5553
NOTICE OF REPRIPlA ND (By Consent)
ADB 125-87 D a r r y l P. M i t c h e l l , P 27644, 28 N. 48058 by the Midland Hearing Panel.
Saginaw, Pon t i ac ,
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1 ) Reprimand; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e January 1 4 , 1988. The Hearing Panel r ece ived and accepted a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent Order of D i s c i p l i n e i n accordance w i t h MCR 9.115(F)(5). Respondent and the Grievance Adminis t ra tor s t i p u l a t e d t o t he e n t r y of a n order reprimanding the Respondent upon h i s p l ea o f -nolo contendere t o t he charges t h a t he was r e t a i n e d t o i n s t i t u t e s u i t i n a c i v i l a c t i o n b u t f a i l e d t o f i l e t he s u i t , f a i l e d t o communicate adequate ly w i t h h i s c l i e n t and f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t he unearned a t t o r n e y f e e s which he had accepted upon h i s r e t e n t i o n . Respondent 's conduct was found t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 1 .104(1-4) 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 (A ) (1 ,5 ,6) ; DR 2 - 1 1 0 ( ~ ) ( 3 ) ; DR 6 - 1 0 1 ( ~ )( 3 ) and DR 7-101(1-3). Cos ts were a s se s sed i n t he amount
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