MEM8EX MARTlN M. DOCTOROFF
CHAIRMAN ROBERT S. HARRISON V K X CHAIRMAN .+ARLES C. VINCENT. M.D.
REMONA A. GREEN H A N L N M. GUAWlN PATRICK J. KWTlNG ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT MECUTlVE DIRECTOR d GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 20/8S 0 . Lee Molet te , P 1 7 8 7 7 , . 2111 Woodward Avenue, S u i t e 410, D e t r o i t , M I 48201 by the A'ttorney D i s c i p l i n e Board i n c r e a s i n g a Hearing Panel Order of Suspension of T h i r t y Days. 1 ) Suspension - 120 days;
2 ) E f f e c t i v e November 18, 1986. The Hearing Panel found t h a t Respondent rece ived the sum of $500.00 from a c l i e n t i n August 1981 t o be used f o r the d i scha rge of a n uninsured m o t o r i s t claim. Those funds were n o t depos i t ed i n a c l i e n t s ' t r u s t account nor were they t ransmi t ted t o t he Uninsured Moto r i s t Fund a s agreed. The Panel concluded t h a t Respondent f a i l e d to r e p r e s e n t h i s c l i e n t competently and e x p e d i t i o u s l y , f a i l e d t o d e p o s i t c l i e n t f u n d s i n a s e p a r a t e account , f a i l e d to a d v i s e h i s c l i e n t t h a t he was the s u b j e c t of two suspensions and neg l igen t ly , b u t n o t i n t e n t i o n a l l y , submit ted
f a 1s e A f f i d a v i ts of Compliance. the provis ions of MCR 9.104(1-4)
& 9 of the Code 1-102(A)(4-6); DR 1-llO(A)(3); and DR 9-102(B)(2,4).
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Respondent' s coaduc t v i o l a ted and MCR 9.119 and Canons 1 ,2 ,6 ,7
P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i ty : DR 6-10l(A)(3);
DR DR 7-101(~)(1-3)
Upon i t s cons ide ra t ion of a P e t i t i o n f o r Review f i l e d by the Grievance Adminis era t o r , the A t t o rney Di sc ip l ine inc reased the t h i r t y day suspension ordered by the Panel to a suspension of 120 days not ing Respondent 's p r i o r h i s t o r y of d i s c i p l i n e which i n c l u d e s t h r e e Repr imands and f o u r s u s p e n s i o n s . C o s t s were a s se s sed i n the amount of $661.03.