MEMBERS ROBERT S. HARRISON CHAIRMAN
6 A N L E Y M . GURWIN VICE CHAIRMAN LHARLES C. VINCENT. M.D.
S-E- C- RETARY HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF REMONA A. GREEN PATRICK J. KEATING THEODORE P. ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W. FORT STREET
DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226 Area Code 313 963-5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION ADB 127-87; 141-87 A l a n M. S i l v e r , P 20463, 26431 S o u t h f i e l d Road, La th rup V i l l a g e , M I by A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hear ing Panel 13.
1 ) Suspension - 120 days ;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e January 7, 1988. Respondent ' s d e f a u l t was e n t e r e d f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o answer t h e Complaint. Respondent o f f e r e d no o b j e c t i o n t o t h e motion f o r e n t r y o f d e f a u l t j u d g m e n t a n d t h e p a n e l c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h e a l l e g a t i o n s of misconduct were deemed t o be a d m i t t e d , t o w i t : t h a t Respondent ' s f a i l u r e t o s e e k h i s c l i e n t ' s o b j e c t i v e s i n a s u i t f o r back r e n t r e s u l t e d i n t h e e n t r y of a d e f a u l t judgment a g a i n s t h i s c l i e n t and t h e subsequen t ga rn i shment of h e r wages; t h a t t h e Respondent c o n t i n u e d t o r e p r e s e n t h i s c l i e n t a f t e r t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e of a n o r d e r suspending h i s l i c e n s e f o r one y e a r ; t h a t he f a i l e d t o n o t i f y h i s c l i e n t of h i s s t a t u s a s a suspended a t t o r n e y ; t h a t he f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e unearned f e e s which he had c o l l e c t e d ; and t h a t he f a i l e d t o answer t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and t h e Formal Complaint. Respondent ' s conduct i s i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4,7,8); MCR 9.103(C); MCR 9.113(B)(3) and Canons 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 and 7 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(A)(1,3-6); DR 2-106(A); DR 2-110(8)(3) ; DR 3-101(B); DR 6-101(A)(3) and DR 7-101(A).
The h e a r i n g p a n e l n o t e d Respondent ' s p r i o r d i s c i p l i n a r y h i s t o r y i n c l u d i n g l e t t e r s of admoni t ion i n 1973, "1977, 1981 and 1984, a Reprimand i n 1981, an Order of P r o b a t i o n i n 1983, and a one-year suspens ion e f f e c t i v e October 8 , 1986. The p a n e l a l s o c o n s i d e r e d t h e m i t i g a t i n g e f f e c t of Respondent ' s t e s t i m o n y r e g a r d i n g c e r t a i n d i f f i c u l t i e s a r i s i n g from t h e p r e s s u r e and is l a w p r a c t i c e . Cos t s were -assessed i n t h e amount of
John F.
VanBolt JAN 08 1988