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MEMBERS PATRICK J. KEATING CHAIRMAN MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF VICE CHAIRMAN CHARLES 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
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
Kenneth J. Weller, P 26040, Barry County, D i s c i p l i n e Wayne County Hearing Panel # 3 .
M I , by the Attorney
1 ) Suspension . of 180 days, (w i th cond i t i ona l Order of Revoca t i on ) 2) E f f e c t i v e May 9 , 1986. The H e a r i n g P a n e l found t h a t t h e Responden t had been t h e s u b j e c t of a p r i o r d i s c i p l i n a r y a c t i o n which r e s u l t e d i n the suspension of h i s l i c e n s e to p r a c t i c e law f o r a per iod of one year e f f e c t i v e A p r i l 1, 1985. (See Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Notice of Suspension dated Apr i l 5 , 1985). That Order of D i s c i p l i n e included f u r t h e r provis ions r e q u i r i n g t h a t the Respondent make r e s t i t u t i o n i n the amount of $1330.00, w i t h i n n ine ty days, t o a c l i e n t f o r whom no s e r v i c e s had been performed and t h a t the Respondent pay c o s t s t o the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board i n the amount of $723.42. The Hearing Panel found that the Respondent had n o t complied wi th those p rov i s ions of the previous Order and that h i s f a i l u r e to make the s l i g h t e s t a t t e m p t to do so c o n s t i t u t e d conduct t h a t exposes the l e g a l p ro fe s s ion to ob l ique contempt, censure and reproach. The Hearing Panel a l s o found t h a t the Respondent had 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 served upon him by the Grievance Adminis t ra tor . Respondent was found to have commited 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)(7)(8) ; MCR 9 . 1 1 3 ( ~ )a nd Canon 1 of the Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l Respons ib i l i t y DR 1 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 1 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) .
No t ing that the p r i o r Order of D i s c i p l i n e had n o t provided s u f f i c i e n t i ncen t ive f o r the Respondent to make r e s t i t u t i o n t o h i s c l i e n t a s o r d e r e d , t h e H e a r i n g P a n e l d i r e c t e d t h a t R e s p o n d e n t ' s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e law be suspended f o r 180 days with the p rov i s ion t h a t i n the event Respondent f a i l s t o make r e s t i t u t i o n and pay c o s t s a s prev ious ly ordered, w i th in 180 days, h i s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e l a w shall be revoked. Addi t iona l c o s t s i n these proceedings were a s s e s s e d i n the amount of $139.42.