MEMBERS PATRICK J. KEATING CHAIRMAN
t"MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF VICE CHAIRMAN HARLES C. VINCENT, M.D. SECRETARY
REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN ROBERT S. HARRISON ODESSA KOMER
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
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MOTICE OF REVOC4TIOB F i l e Nos. DP 68/85; DP 194185; DP 4/86 Dale J. Crwe, P 30821, P. 0 . Box 2025-S-392, Tust in , CA 92680 by Attorney Disc ipl ine Board Ann Arbor Hearing Panel.
(1) Revocation; (2) Ef fec t ive M~~ 23, 1986 The Respondent was charged with mul t ip le a c t s of profess ional misconduct i n two Formal Complaints containing fourteen and eleven counts, respect ively . A th i rd Complaint, charging Respondent with f a i l u r e to Answer the f i r s t Complaint was consolidated f o r hearing. Based upon the Defaults f i l e d a s a r e s u l t of Respondent's f a i l u r e to answer any of t h e c o m p l a i n t s , and h i s f a i l u r e t o a p p e a r a t t h e hearing, the Hearing Panel concluded t h a t the a c t s of misconduct were deemed to be admitted.
The Hearing Panel found t h a t i n h i s representa t ion of three separa te c l i e n t s i n various c i v i l matters , the Respondent misappropriated c l i e n t funds i n amounts ranging from $4000.00 to $45,666.00 and l i e d to h i s c l i e n t s . I n one case, the Respondent misrepresented the f a c t s i n h i s answer to a Request f o r Inves t iga t ion served upon him by the Attorney Grievance Commission; the Respondent f a i l e d to answer the o the r two Requests f o r Inves t igat ion.
The Hearing Panel f u r t h e r found t h a t i n h i s handling of three separa te e s t a t e s i n the Washtenaw County Probate Court, the Respondent misappropriated funds from each e s t a t e i n amounts ranging from $4,416.85 to $41,248.10. I n those mat ters , the Respondent f a i l e d to comply with Orders of the Probate Court, misrepresented the f a c t s to the Court and to h i s c l i e n t s , and f a i l e d to answer the Requests f o r Inves t igat ion.
The ~ e s p o n d e n tw as found to have v io la ted the provisions of MCR 9.104(1-5) & (7) and Canons 1,5,6,7 & 9 of the Code of Profess ional Responsibil i ty: DR 1-102(~)(3-6) , DR 5-101(A), D r 5 - 1 0 5 ( ~ ) ( ~ ) ,D R 6-101(~)(1-3), DR 7-101(A) (1-3), DR 7-106(A) & DR 9 -102(~)( 1-4).
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