MEMBERS PATRICK J. KEATING CHAIRMAN 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 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W . FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
Area Code 31 3 963-5553
F i l e No. DP 159/83; DP 115/85 C b A. Karega, P 31387, 14201 Vassar , D e t r o i t , M I 48235 by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hearing Panel #24. 1 ) Suspension - 120 days;
2) E f f e c t i v e May 9 , 1986. I n two Formal Complaints consol ida ted f o r bear ing , the Respondent was charged w i t h f a i l u r e to seek the l e g a l o b j e c t i v e s of f o u r s e p a r a t e c l i e n t s who r e t a ined him i n 1982 t o r e p r e s e n t them i n a p p e a l s f rom t h e i r c r i m i n a l c o n v i c t i o n s , f a i l u r e t o r e t u r n the r e t a i n e r f e e s pa id i n those cases where no s e r v i c e s had been performed, f a i l u r e t o r e t u r n the documents and t r a n s c r i p t s de l ive red t o him by the c l i e n t s , and f a i l u r e t o make a f u l l and f a i r d i s c l o s u r e i n h i s Answer t o t h e R e q u e s t f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n f i l e d by a c l i e n t .
Dur ing the proceedings before the Hearing Panel , Respondent a l l e g e d t h a t h i s a b i l i t y to p r a c t i c e law dur ing t h a t per iod was m a t e r i a l l y impaired by a phys i ca l d i s a b i l i t y and he was ordered t o provide a medical r e p o r t i n suppor t of h i s r e q u e s t f o r a n Order of Probat ion under GCR 9.70.3 [now MCR 9.121(C)]. Upon Respondent' s f a i l u r e t o provide such documentation and the e n t r y of a Defau l t f o r h i s f a i l u r e to answer the Formal Complaint, the Hearing Panel en tered i t s Order suspending Respondent's l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e l a w f o r a per iod of 120 days based upon i ts f ind ings t h a t Respondent had commited a c t s of
p r o f e s s i o n a l m i s c o n d u c t i n v i o l a t i o n o f MCR 9 .104(1 -4 ) , MCR 9 . 1 1 3 ( ~ ) , and the Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y Canons 1,2,6,7,9: DR 1 -102(~) (4 -6 ) , DR 2 - 1 0 6 ( ~ ), (B) , DR 6 -101(~) (1 -3 ) , DR 7 - 1 0 1 ( ~ ) ( 1 - 3 ) and DR 9 - 1 0 2 ( ~ ) ( 1 ) & ( 4 ) . The O r d e r o f Suspension f u r t h e r r e q u i r e s t h a t before f i l i n g a P e t i t i o n f o r Reinstatement, Respondent must submit a medical r e p o r t and must d i scharge c e r t a i n o b l i g a t i o n s to h i s c l i e n t s inc luding a n accounting f o r f e e s rece ived , r e s t i t u t i o n , and re tu rn of documents and t r a n s c r i p t s . Costs were assessed i n the amount of $436.36. fJohn //F. VanBol t
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