lEMBERS AlRICK J. KEATING OIAlaMAN
IARTIN M. OOCTOROFF MCECHAmw
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT O ( L Y X I T N E ~ 6 GEMRKCOWKPB
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:HAALES C. VINCENT. M.D. s E c R n . . Y IEMONA A. GREEN
iANLM M. GURWlN IOBERT S. HARRISON
IDESSA KOMER
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP 102/85 David F. Cassleman, P 23407, 448 Leonard Avenue, Grand Rap ids , M I 49503 by A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Grand Rapids Hearing Panel 82. 1 ) Suspension - 120 days;
2) Effect ive September 17, 1986. I n h i s Answer f i l e d with the Attorney Disc ipl ine Board, the Respondent express ly admitted the f a c t u a l a l l e g a t i o n s contained i n a four (4) Count Complaint f i l e d by the Grievance Adminis t r a t o r charging tha t the Respondent neglected a d r ive r ' s
l i c e n s e r e s t o r a t i o n m a t t e r e n t r u s t e d t o him by a c l i e n t i n November 1984; t h a t the Respondent f a i l e d to Answer a Request f o r Inves t iga t ion served upon him by the Grievance Administrator i n
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March 1985; t ha t i n January 1985, the Respondent engaged i n the p r a c t i c e of l a w f o r a period of one week while h i s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e was suspended f o r f a i l u r e t o pay h i s annual dues to the
S t a t e Bar of Michigan; and t h a t he f a i l e d to Answer a second Request f o r Inves t i g a t i o n f i l e d by the Grievance Administrator inquiring a s to h i s p r a c t i c e during that suspension.
Based upon the Respondent' s admissions, the Panel concluded tha t he v io la ted the provisions of MCR 9.104(1-4), (7) and Canons 1, 3 & 6 of the Code of Profess ional Responsibil i ty, to w i t : DR 1 -102(~) (5 ,6 ) ; DR 3-101(B) and DR 6-101(A)(l-3). The Panel determined t h a t Respondent' s neg lec t of a l e g a l matter compounded by repeated f a i l u r e to keep promises to a c l i e n t , h i s
f a i l u r e to Answer' two Requests f o r Inves t iga t ion and a casual
a t t i t u d e toward h i s o b l i g a t i o n t o pay h i s annua l Bar dues warranted a suspension f o r a period of 120 days and u n t i l he has successful ly es tab l i shed h i s e l i g i b i l i t y f o r reinstatement i n accordance with the procedure s e t f o r t h i n MCR 9 . 1 2 3 ( ~ ) . Costs
were assessed by the Panel i n the amount of $198.84 supplemenpl =os is of $82.10 were assessed by the Board.
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