MEMBERS ROBEilT S. HARRISON W I R M A N HANLM M. GURWIN VICE CK4IRMAN
JHARLES C. VINCENT. M.D. SEU)ETARY HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF REMONA A. GREEN PATRICK J. KEATlNG THEODORE P. ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT MECUnVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION ADB 212-87; 240-87 W i l l i a m E. Jones, P 29772, 804 W. Second S t r e e t , Gladwin, M I 48624 by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Genesee County Hearing Panel # 5 .
1 ) Suspension - two yea r s ; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e January 24, 1988. - Based upon t h e d e f a u l t s en t e red f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o answer two Formal Complaints, t h e hear ing panel concluded t h a t t h e Respondent was r e t a i n e d i n a c h i l d custody mat te r bu t f a i l e d t o i n s t i t u t e custody proceedings i n a t ime ly manner, misrepresented t h e s t a t u s of t h e proceedings t o h i s c l i e n t , and f a i l e d t o r e t u r n h i s c l i e n t ' s documents o r t h e unearned p o r t i o n of h i s f e e fo l lowing h i s d i scharge . Respondent 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 answer t h e Formal Complaint. His conduct was found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4,7); MCR 9.103(C); MCR 9.113(B)(2) and Canons 1, 2 , 6, 7 and 9 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1 - 1 0 2 A l , 4 - 6 ; DR 2-106(A); DR 6-101(A)(3); DR 7-101(A)(l-3) and DR 9-102(B)(4). The Respondent f a i l e d t o appear a t two s e p a r a t e hea r ings conducted by t h e panel. The panel considered Respondent' s f i v e admonishments and t h r e e p r i o r o rde r s of d i s c i p l i n e c o n s i s t i n g of a th i r ty-day suspension i n 1987, a reprimand i n 1987 and a one-year suspension -which became e f f e c t i v e February 1 7 , 1988. I n a n o rde r f i l e d J u l y 21 , 1988 , t h e h e a r i n g p a n e l i n t h i s c a s e suspended R e s p o n d e n t ' s l i c e n s e f o r a two year per iod commencing January 24, 1988 and ordered t h a t r e s t i t u t i o n be made t o h i s former c l i e n t i n t h e amount of $290.00. Costs were assesped i n t h e amount of $360.77.