MEMBERS HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAlfthf~hl ROBERT S. HARRISON
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REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION ADB Case No. 39-87 ; 67-87 Alan L. Canady, P 35052, 530 S. P ine S t r e e t , Lansing, 48933 b y At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Lansing Hearing Panel 1 3 .
JOHN F. VAN BOLT E<K:UTlVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
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1 ) Suspension - one year ;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e October 1, 1987. I n a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent Order of D i s c i p l i n e p re sen t ed t o t h e panel i n accordance w i t h MCR 9.115(F)(5), t h e Respondent agreed that a n o r d e r might b e en t e r ed suspending h i s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e law f o r a pe r iod of one year i n exchange f o r h i s p l ea of
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nolo contendere t o t he a l l e g a t i o n s i n two Formal Complaints. The c o m p l a i n t s c h a r g e d t h a t t h e R e s p o n d e n t ' s f a i l u r e t o f i l e a n
1 , a p p e l l a t e b r i e f r e s u l ted i n t h e d i s m i s s a l of t he c l i e n t ' s appea l i n a c r imina l case; that the Respondent f a l s e l y r ep re sen t ed t o h i s c l i e n t t h a t h e had f i l e d a n a p p e a l a n d mo t ion f o r bond pending appea l ; t h a t t he Respondent was n o t t r u t h f u l and candid i n p lead ings f i l e d w i t h t he Court of Appeals i n that matter; that the Respondent f a i l e d t o perform the s e r v i c e s f o r which he was r e t a i n e d and r e f u s e d t o r e t u r n the unearned p o r t i o n of t h a t f e e ; that t h e Respondent f i l e d a n answer t o t he Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n which conta ined m a t e r i a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s ; and that Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaint se rved i n March 1987. Respondent 's conduct was a l l e g e d t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4 & 7) ; MCR 9.113(A) and Canons 1, 2 , 6 & 7 of t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1 - 1 2 A 1 4 - 6 ) ; DR 2-llO(A)(3); DR 6-101(A)(3) and DR 7-101(A)(1-3). Cos ts were