UEmeEm PATRICK J KEATlNG wAmu4N
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F VAN BOLT aEcm mum 4 -COLnryL
ZHARLES C. VINCENT. M.D. s € C K r r t P Y REMONA A. GREEN HANLEY M. GURWIN ROBERT S. HARRISON OOESSA KOMER
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
F i l e Nos. DP 28/86; DP 84/86 R o b e r t J. Vhi tc, (P222651, G-2355 Beecher Rd., Box 708, F l i n t , Michigan 48504, by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board F l i n t Bearing P a n e l g r a n t i n g a s t i p u l a t i o n f o r d i s c i p l i n e by consent .
( 1 ) Suspension ( 2 ) For a pe r iod of 3 :ears and 1 day ( 3 ) E f f e c t i v e August 28, 1986. . The Respondent, l i c e n s e d to p r a c t i c e law i n t l ich igan s i n c e 1954, e n t e r e d i n t o a s t i p u l a t i o n wi th the Grievance Adminst ra tor which was approved by the At torney Grievance C o m i s s i o n and the Hearing Panel , admi t t i ng the a l l e g a t i o n s con ta ined i n two Formal Complaints and s t i p u l a t i n g to the e n t r y of an Order suspending h i s l i c e n s e f o r a pe r iod of t h r e e y e a r s and 1 day.
The Respondent admit ted t h a t he accepted a r e t a i n e r f e e of $2,500 i n June , 1985, and agreed to r e p r e s e n t a c l i e n t i n a zoning m a t t e r . The Respondent d id n o t take a c t i o n on h i s c l i e n t ' s behal f fo l lowing h i s r e t e n t i o n and d i d n o t respond t o h i s c l i e n t ' s r e q u e s t s f o r informat ion on the s t a t u s of t he c a s e . On October 1, 1985, t he Respondent was d ischarged by h i s c l i e n t b u t f a i l e d t o r e t u r n the r e t a i n e r f e e a s promised. The Respondent a l s o admit ted that he f a i l e d to Answer the Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n f i l e d by the c l i e n t and served by the At torney Grievance Commission.
I n the second Complaint, the Respondent admit ted t h a t h i s l i c e n s e to p r a c t i c e law was suspended f o r a per iod of one yea r e f f e c t i v e February 1, 1986 a s the r e s u l t of a p r l o r
D i s c i p l i n e Order but t h a t c o n t r a r y to the terms of the Order , he cont inued a s a t t o r n e y o f record i n ano the r c i v i l case, f a i l e d t o provide w r i t t e n n o t i c e of h i s suspeneion to h i s c l i e n t and f a i l e d to provide to t he At to rney Grievance Commission p roof s of m a i l i n g a s r equ i r ed by M ( X 9.119. The Respondent d i d n o t answer t h a t Requea t f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n .
T h Hearing Pane l d e t c r o i n e d t h a t the Respondent ' s a d m i t ~ dco nduct c o n s t i t u t e d v i o l a t i o n a o f M C R 9.104(1-4) 6 ( 7 ) and Canons 1 , 6 6 7 of the Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y DR 1 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 56 61 , DR 6 - 1 0 1 ( ~ ) ( 1 - 3 ) and DR 7-101(A)(1-3).
I n accordance w i t h the terms of t h e s t i p u l a t i o n , t h e Hea r ing Panel imposed a Suspens ioa of t h r e e y e a r s and one day and f u r t h e r ordered t h a t Respondent must make r e s t i t u t i o n to h i s former . c l i e n t i n the amount of $2,500 and must f u l l y c m p l y w i t h the terms of p rev ious Order of D i s c i p l i n e w i t h r e g a r d tn the D. a- ment of c o s t s i n the amount $1.271.28. Costs were a s s e s s e d i n t h i s c a j e i n the amount o f $106.68.
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