MEMBERS HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN ROBERT S. HARRISON '/ICE CHAIRMAN
,HARLES C. VINCENT, M.D.
SECRETARY REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN PATRICK J. KEATING ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8
GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W . F ORT STREET
DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226 Area Code 313 963-5553
NOTICE OF REPRIMAND
ADB Case No. 57-87; 89-87 Wi l l i am E. J o n e s , P29772, P.O. Box 542 , Gladwin , M I 48624 b y the At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Midland Hearing Panel .
1 ) Reprimand; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e September 10, 1987. The H e a r i n g P a n e l found t h a t t h e Responden t , i n h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f a c l i e n t , p r e p a r e d a n d s e n t a l e t t e r t o a
p o t e n t i a l defendant t r e a t e n i n g t o "br ing the f u l l weight of c i v i l l i t i g a t i o n and of U.S. P o s t Of f i ce mail f r a u d i n v e s t i g a t i o n t o b e a r " i f s e t t l e m e n t was n o t forthcoming. The Panel concluded t h a t t h e l e t t e r was i n v i o l a t i o n of Canon 7 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 7-105(A) which d i r e c t s t h a t "a lawyer s h a l l no t p r e s e n t , p a r t i c i p a t e i n p re sen t ing , o r t h r e a t e n t o p r e s e n t c r imina l cha rges s o l e l y t o o b t a i n a n advantage i n a c i v i l m a t t e r " . The P a n e l d e t e r m i n e d t h a t a Reprimand was warranted i n l i g h t of s e v e r a l m i t i g a t i n g f a c t o r s inc lud ing t h e na tu re of Respondent 's p r a c t i c e and the l a c k of supe rv i s ion o r a s s o c i a t i o n wi th a n exper ienced a t t o rney . Cos ts were a s se s sed i n the a m ~ ~ $2o 80f.23 .