MEMBERS MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF CHAIRMAN ROBERT S. HARRISON VICE CHAIRMAN CHARLES 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 &
GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W FORT STREET DETROIT MICHIGAN 48226
Area C w e 313 963.5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION ADB Case Nos. .9-87 ; 27-87 - . - - James C. Ka loger , P 36138, 12779 F o u r n i e r , -Bekroi t , M I 48205 b y A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hear ing Panel #23.
1 ) Suspension - 121 days; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e June 2 , 1987. ResponPent f a i l e d - t o answer two Complaints c o n s o l i d a t e d f o r h e a r i n g a<d f a i l e d t o appear b e f o r e t h e Hear ing Panel on t h e d a t e s c h e d u l e d f o r h e a r i n g . The P a n e l c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h e a l l e g a t i o n s i n t h e Formal Complaints were deemed a s t r u e and a d m i t t e d and found t h a t Respondent r e c e i v e d a $200 r e t a i n e r f e e i n a d i v o r c e case i n A p r i l 1986 b u t f a i l e d t o f i l e s u i t , f a i l e d t o r e s p o n d t o h i s c l i e n t ' s i n q u i r i e s r e g a r d i n g t h e c a s e a n d f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e unearned f e e . Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n f i l e d by t h e c l i e n t i n September 1986 and f a i l e d t o answer t h e Formal Complaint s e r v e d i n January 1987. Respondent ' s conduc t was found t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n o f MCR 9.104(1-4,7), MCR 9.113(A)(B)(2) and Canons 1, 2 , 6 & 7 of t h e Code o f P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , DR 1-102 ( A )( 4-6) ; DR 2 - l l O ( ~ )( 3 ) ; DR 6-101(A) ( 3 ) and DR 7-101 ( A )( 1-3). Cos t s were a s s e s s e d Jp t h e amount o f $76.10.