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F i l e No. DP 175/86
Dennis C. Smith, P 28344, 305 Michigan Bank Building, P o r t Huron, M I 48060 Hear i n g Panel #2
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b y A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Macomb County
1) Proba t i on ; 2 ) A p r i l 17 , 1987. The Formal Complaint charged that Respondent f a i l e d t o take a p p r o p r i a t e s t e p s t o complete a d ivo rce proceeding, r e s u l t i n g i n a n Order of Dismissal of h i s c l i e n t ' s case . The Complaint f u r t h e r charged t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o f i l e a Claim o f Appea l i n a c r i m i n a l m a t t e r f o l l o w i n g h i s a p p o i n t m e n t a s counsel f o r the defendant . The Complaint charged v i o l a t i o n s o f MCR 9.104(1-4) and Canons 1, 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 - ( A ) 6 ; DR 6 - 1 0 1 ( ~ )( 1-3) and DR 7 - l O l ( ~ ) ( l - 3 ) .
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 f i l e d i n accordance w i th MCR 9.115(F) ( 5 ) , Respondent admit ted the a l l e g a t i o n s i n t he Formal Complaint and agreed t o t he e n t r y of a n order p l ac ing him on p roba t ion f o r a pe r iod of two y e a r s s u b j e c t t o c e r t a i n cond i t i ons i nc lud ing p e r i o d i c supe rv i s ion of h i s c a s e
l o a d and o f f i c e o rg- an iza t ion .
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