RO.BERT
MEMeERS HON; MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHArnMAN
S. HARRISON VICE CHAIRMAN - JHARLES 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 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963-5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
ADB Case No. 12-87; 33-87 Howard T. Spence, P 27045, P. 0. Box 20133, Lansing, 48901 b y Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Ann Arbor Hearing Panel.
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1 ) Suspension - 60 days;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e August 4, 1987. Under the terms of a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent Order o f D i s c i p l i n e en t e r ed under the p rov i s ions of MCR 9.115(F)(5), t he Respondent en t e r ed a p l ea of nolo contendere t o charges t h a t he neg lec t ed t o seek h i s c l i e n t ' s l e g a l o b j e c t i v e s i n h i s c a p a c i t y a s appoin ted counsel i n a c r imina l case, t h a t he f a i l e d t o answer a Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n served August 11, 1986 and t h a t he f a i l e d t o answer a Formal Complaint s e rved February 23, 1987. R e s p o n d e n t ' s c o n d u c t was deemed t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n o f MCR 9.104(1-4, 7 ) and Canons 1, 6 & 7 of t he 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 6-101(A)(l-3) and DR 7 - 1 O l A ) l - 3 The s t i p u l a t i o n of t he p a r t i e s was accepted b y the Hearing Panel which imposed a suspens ion of s i x t y days and a s se s sed c o s t s i n the amount of $120.95.