MEMBERS PATRICK J. KEATING CHAIRMAN
MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF VICE CHAIRMAN 4ARLES 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 8
GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 313 963-5553
AMENDED NOTICE OF REPRIMAND (By Consent)
F i l e No, DP 193185 R o b e r t P. Pasman, P 18682, 17117 W . Nine Mi le Road, Southf ie ld , M I 48075 by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board, Wayne County Hearing Panel ill.
(1) Reprimand; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e J u l y 29, 1986. The Formal Complaint f i l e d by the Grievance Administrator charged t h a t the sum of $900 was rece ived by Respondent's law f i rm i n 1971 and depos i ted i n t o the f i r m ' s c l i e n t t r u s t account to be held on behalf of a c l i e n t of the f i rm. I t was a l l e g e d t h a t the c l i e n t was n o t n o t i f i e d of the f i rm ' s r e c e i p t of those funds and they were n o t de l ivered to the c l i e n t u n t i l 1985. I n the pleadings f i l e d by the Grievance Adminis t ra tor , i t was noted t h a t while Respondent had n o t personal ly represented the c l i e n t i n ques t ion , he took c o n t r o l of the f i r m ' s c l i e n t t r u s t account a t t h e t ime of t h e f i r m ' s d i s s o l u t i o n i n 1976 and , i t was a l l e g e d , he the re fo re assumed r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r the d i s t r i b u t i o n of those c l i e n t funds i n accordance wi th the provis ions of Canon 9 of the Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y .
By S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent Order of D i sc ip l ine , the Respondent admit ted t h a t the conduct descr ibed cons ti tu t ed p ro fe s s iona l misconduct i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR 9.104(1-4) and Canons 1 and 9 of the Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y , to w i t : DR 1 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) and DR 9 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 1 )( 3 ) ( 4 ) . The Grievance Administrator agreed to the e n t r y of a n Order of Reprimand and the S t i p u l a t i o n was approved by the Hearing Panel pursuant to MCR 9.115(F)(5). Costs were assessed i n the amount of $ 99-18 .
J oh nA;. VanBol t