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F i l e No. DP 21/86 Ronald V. Crenshaw, P W l 5 , 3900 Penobscot Bui ld ing , D e t r o i t , M I 458226 by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel #9.
1 ) Suspension -- 3 y e a r s , 1 day;
2) E f f e c t i v e December 26, 1986. The n ine Count Formal Complaint f i l e d by the Grievance Administrator charged t h a t during the per iod Augus t i1983 through Apri1;,1985, Respondent received s e t t l e m e n t funds on behal f of t h r e k c l i e n t s i n the t o t a l amount of $26,972.21 which he caused t o be depos i t ed i n t o the f i r m ' s c l i e n t t r u s t accounts b u t t h a t he commingled those funds wi th h i s own and t h a t he misappropriated c l i e n t funds i n the amount of $18,583.44; t h a t f a l s e s ta tercents were made to one of the c l i e n t s by the Respondent, o r a t h i s d i r e c t i o n , conco,rning the s t a t u s of he r s e t t l e n e n t check and the availablilty of he r funds; and t h a t Respondent f i l e d a n Answer to
a R e q u e s t f c r I n v e s t i g a t i o n which he ksew t o be f a l s e . T ~ P - Complain,t a l l e g e d v i o l a t i o n s of MCX 9.?'34(!-4)(6): MCR 9.113.1
and Canors 1 and 9 of the Code of P r o f e s s i o r s l Respons ib i l i t y , Go w i t : DR 1-102(d) (4-6) and DR 9-iOl(A), DR 9-10ii.4) (B) (1-4).
The Respondent and the Grievance Administrator f i l e d a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent D i s c i p l i n e i n accordance wi th MCR 9.115(F)(5) i n which the Respondent o f f e r e d h i s plea of nolo contendere to a l l the charges i n the Complaint and the p a r t i e s s t i p u l a t e d that a n o r d e r might be en t e red by the Hearing Panel suspending Respondent 's l i c e n s e f o r t h r e e yea r s and one day. The S t i p u l a t i o n was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and t h e H e a r i n g P a n e l . C o s t s were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount o f $152.57.