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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND F i l e No. DP 123185 Gary B. P e r k i n s , P 18787, 131 Market S t r e e t , M t . Clemens, M I 48046 by the At to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board ( H a r t i n M. D o c t o r o f f ,
C h a r l e s C. Vincent , M.D., Remona A . Green, Rober t S. Hanley M. Gurwin, P a t r i c k J . ~ e a t i n g )D ecreas ing Oakland County Hear ing Pane l t 1 5 ' s Order o f Suspension.
H a r r i s o n ,
I ) Reprimand; 2 ) E f f e c t i v e February 24, 1937. The Hear ing P a n e l found t h a t t h e R e spondent cornmi t t e d p r o f e s s i o n a l m i s c o n d u c t i n h i s h a n d l i n g o f a w r o n g f u l d e a t h a c t i o n and subsequent p r o b a t e proceedings a s the r e s u l t o f a c t s o r omiss ions which i n c l u d e d h i s f a i l u r e t o reduce h i s con t ingency f e e agreement to w r i t i n g i n v i o l a t i o n o f M C R 8.121(F) [ f o r m e r GCR 928.61 ; h i s d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e wrongful d e a t h proceeds w i t h o u t p r i o r c o u r t a p p r o v a l ; and h i s f a i l u r e t o conc lude t h e p r o b a t e p roceed ings i n a t i m e l y manner. The Hear iong P a n e l concluded t h a t Respondent ' s conduc t w a s i n v i o l a t i o n o f MCR 9.104(1-4), MCR
9 . 1 2 1 ( F ) a n d Canons 1 , 6 6 7 o f 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 7- lOl(A)( l -3) .
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6-101(A)(l-3)
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The t h i r t y day s u s p e n s i o n imposed by t h e Hear ing P a n e l was a p p e a l e d t o the At to rney D i s c i p l i n e which a f f i r m e d the P a n e l ' s f a c t u a l f i n d i n g s b u t reduced d i s c i p l i n e t o a Reprimand. C o s t s were- a s p e s s e d i n t h e amount o f 5G04.22.