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 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 12W 333 W FORT STREET
DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226 Area Code 313 963.5553
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 111/86 J o e l Simmer, P 20485, 31275 Northwestern Highway, S u i t e 126 , Farmington H i l l l s , M I 48018 by At to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hear ing Pane l 814.
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1 ) Suspens ion- One y e a r ; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e February 1 8 , 1987. T h e Respondent f a i l e d to an answer t o t h e Formal Complaint f i l e d by t h e Gr ievance A d m i n i s t r a t o r and f a i l e d t o appear a t t h e h e a r i n g on November 19 , 1986. By v i r t u e o f t h e D e f a u l t f i l e d a g a i n s t t h e Respondent, t h e Hear ing P a n e l concluded t h a t t h e .. a l l e g a t i o n s o f misconduct were e s t a b l i s h e d and found t h a t R e s p o n d e n t i g n o r e d t h e r e q u e s t s o f a c l i e n t t o d e l i v e r t h e c l i e n t ' s f i l e t o s u b s t i t u t e counse l ; f a i l e d t o answer a Reques t f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n f i l e d by t h a t c l i e n t ; a n d f i l e d a f a l s e A f f i d a v i t w i t h t h e c l e r k o f t h e Supreme C o u r t r e g a r d i n g Respondent ' s n o t i f i c a t i o n t o h i s c l i e n t s t h a t h i s l i c e n s e had been suspended f o r a p e r i o d of s i x t y days i n a p r i o r d i s c i p l i n a r y m a t t e r . Responden t ' s conduc t was found t o have v i o l a t e d t h e p r o v i s i o n s of MCR 9.104(1-4) , MCR 9 . 1 2 3 ( ~ ) a nd Canons 1 and 2 o f
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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 , 1 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 1 , 5 - 6 ) and DR 2-llO(B) ( 4 ) . amount o f $73.97.
I n accordance w i t h MCR 9.118, a P e t i t i o n f o r Review has been f i l e d by t h e Complainant a s k i n g t h a t t h e Order o f D i s c i p l i n e be modif ied t o i n c l u d e a n Order o f R e s t i t u t i o n . T h a t P e t i t i o n i s pending b e f o r e t h e Board and does n o t s t a y the e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t h e d i s c i p l i n e imposed.
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