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NOTICE OF REVOCATION ADB 132-87; 144-87 Anthony J. Kner ly , P 16075, P. 0. Box 1139, Br ighton, M I 48116 by A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hearing Pane l f 7.
1 ) Revocat ion; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e December 29, 1987. The Respondent d i d n o t answer t h e Formal Complaint and d i d n o t appear a t t h e s c h e d u l e d h e a r i n g . The h e a r i n g p a n e l r u l e d t h a t t h e d e f a u l t was p r o p e r l y e n t e r e d and t h a t t h e a l l e g a t i o n s o f misconduct s t o o d a s admi t t ed . As p e r s o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of a d e c e d e n t ' s e s t a t e , Respondent prepared and f i l e d a n I n v e n t o r y d i s c l o s i n g c a s h a s s e t s i n e x c e s s of $A0,000 bu t f a i l e d t o f i l e an a n n u a i account ing f o r t h e y e a r 1986 and d i s c l o s e d t o t h e bonding agency i n January 1987 t h a t he had m i s a p p r o p r i a t e d t h e f u n d s b e l o n g i n g t o t h e e s t a t e . A t t h a t t i m e , R e s p o n d e n t f u r t h e r d i s c l o s e d t o t h e bonding agency t h a t h e had m i s a p p r o p r i a t e d t h e f u n d s from a second d e c e d e n t ' s e s t a t e i n t h e approximate amount o f $ 6 2 , 0 0 0 . A s e p a r a t e c o u n t a l l e g e d t n a t R e s p o n d e n t was r e t a i n e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a r e a l e s t a t e t r a n s a c t i o n and r e c e i v e d escrow f u n d s i n excess o f $28,000 which he misapproprLated t o h i s own use . The p a n e l f u r t h e r found t h a c Respondent f a i l e d t o answer Requests f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and f a i l e d t o answer t h e Forna l Complaint. Respondent ' s conducr was dee3ea t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n o f MCR 9 . 1 0 4 ( 1 - 4 , 7 ) ; MCR 9 . 1 0 3 ( C ) ; MCR 9.113(B)(2) and Canons 1 , 6 , 7 and 9 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , DR 1-102($)(3-6); DR 6-101 ( A ) ( 3 ) ; DR 7-101(A)(l-3) and DR 9-102(B)(2-4). Cos t s were aksessed i n t h e amount of $114.94. Respondent was o r d e r e d t o make f u l l r e s t i t u t i o n t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l c o m p l a i n a n t s , t h e bonding agency and t h e S t a t e Bar C l i e n t S e c u r i t y Fund.
The h e a r i n g p a n e l no ted Respondent ' s p r i o r Reprimand i n 1985 and f i l e d i t s unanimous o p i n i o n t h a t r e v o c a t i o n was war ran ted i n l i g h t o f t h e t h r e a t t o t h e i n t e g r i t y of t h e l e g a l p r o f e s s i o n p r e s e n t e d by t h e l awyer who s t e a l s from c l i e n t s .
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