MEMBERS HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN
,"BERT s. HA""'0N VICE CHAIRMAN .iARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
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ADB 145-87; 117-87 Charles V. P robe r t , P 19111, 1945 28th S t r e e t , SW, Wyoming, M I 49509 by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Grand Rapids Hearing Panel #2.
1) Revocation; 2) E f f e c t i v e November 13, 1987. The Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaints conso l ida t ed f o r h e a r i n g and f a i l e d t o a p p e a r b e f o r e t h e Pane l . By v i r t u e of t h e d e f a u l t s f i l e d p r i o r t o t h e h e a r i n g , t h e m i s c o n d u c t a l l e g e d i n t h e Compla in t s was deemed t o be a d m i t t e d and t h e P a n e l found t h a t t h e Respondent was r e t a i n e d i n May 1985 t o i n s t i t u t e d ivo rce proceedings bu t f a i l e d t o t ake a c t i o n t o prevent d i smi s sa l of t h e s u i t f o r non-service, f a i l e d t o n o t i f y h i s c l i e n t t h a t t h e a c t i o n had been dismissed, f a i l e d t o refund t h e unused portionlof t h e f e e s which had been paid no twi ths tanding a promise t o do s o , and f a i l @ t o r e t u r n t h e documents t o which h i s c l i e n t was e n t i t l e d ; t h a t Respondent was paid a r e t a i n e r of $2500.00 i n August 1985 t o i n s t i t u t e post-convict ion proceedings i n a c r imina l c a s e , t h a t h e f a i l e d t o f i l e an appea l o r t a k e o t h e r a c t i o n on behalf of h i s c l i e n t , f a i l e d t o communicate wi th h i s c l i e n t and f a i l e d t o refund t h e unearned p o r t i o n of t he f e e s which had been pa id ; t h a t t h e Respondent was pa id a r e t a i n e r of $1000.00 i n November 1985 t o defend a c i v i l a c t i o n but f a i l e d t o prepare and f i l e a counter-claim a s agreed , f a i l e d t o respond t o h i s c l i e n t ' s i n q u i r i e s and f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e unearned po r t i on of t h e f e e s ; t h a t t h e Respondent accepted a r e t a i n e r of $1000.00 i n November 1985 t o defend a c i v i l a c t i o n but f a i l e d t o f i l e a motion t o remove t h a t case t o t h e c i r c u i t cou r t a s promised, f a i l e d t o r e p l y t o t h e i n q u i r i e s of h i s c l i e n t s and f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e unea rned p o r t i o n o f h i s f e e ; t h a t
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 served upon him by t h e Grievance Adminis t ra tor i n December 1986 and March 1987; and t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaint served J u l y 24, 1987. Respondent's 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(0)(2) 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 1-102(A)(5-6); DR 2-110(A)(2-3); DR 6-101(A)(3); DR 7 - l O l ( A ( 1 - 3 The Hearing Panel s p e c i f i c a l l y noted t h e aggravat ing e f f e c t of t h e Respondent's f a i l u r e t o answer t h e Requests f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n o r Formal Complaints, h i s f a i l u r e t o make r e s t i t u t i o n t o h i s former c l i e n t s and a record of p r i o r misconduct r e f l e c t e d by admonishments i s sued i n 1971, 1981 and 1987 and a 121 day suspension i n 1981. Costs were assessed i n t h e amount of, $185.36.