H.ANLEY
MEMBERS ROBERT S. HARRISON CHAIRMAN
M. GURWIN VICE CHAIRMAN ,HARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF REMONA A. GREEN PATRICK J. KEATING THEODORE P. ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND F i l e No. DP 65/86 Freder ick C. Sofen, P 27394, 32437 Five Mile Road, L ivonia , M I 48154 by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hearing Panel #8.
1 ) Reprimand; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e November 25, 1987. The Hearing Panel found t h a t t h e Respondent v i o l a t e d t h e p rov i s ions of MCR 9.104(4) and Canon 1 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y DR 1-102(A)4,6) by f a l s e l y r ep re sen t ing t o h i s c l i e n t t h a t a l awsu i t had been i n s t i t u t e d on t h e c l i e n t ' s behalf i n Wayne County C i r c u i t Court when, i n f a c t , t h e r e was no reasonable b a s i s f o r Respondent's c la im t h a t he be l i eved f o r more than a year t h a t a s u i t had been f i l e d and was progressing. Costs were a s se s sed i n t h e amount of $1067.88.
Dated:
DEC 16 1987