IOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON. CHAIRPLRSON Martin M. Doctoroff
IERNAOINC N. OCNNING. SECRETART
JOHN L. COTE
P~TRICRJ . MUTING, Vice-Chairperson
CHARLES C. VINCENT. M. 0 .
STATE OF MICHIGAN
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- MARIO TABONE (P 27727), 3 0 8 0 0 " ~ e l e ~ r aR~ohad , S u i t e 3875, Birmingham, M I 48010, by At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hearing Panel Y2, pursuant t o a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Consent Order pursuant t o former GCR 1963, 964.6 ( e ) .
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Suspension (by consen t ) ; For a per iod of one ( 1 ) yea r ; E f f e c t i v e March 20, 1985.
Respondent plead nolo contendere t o charges t h a t he: improperly handled c l i e n t funds , had no c l i e n t t r u s t account and wrongful ly depos i t ed c l i e n t funds i n a pe r sona l bus ines s accoun t ; improperly r e t a i n e d s e v e r a l thousand d o l l a r s a s a t t o r n e y f e e s , which funds should have been app l i ed t o t h e payment of p rope r ty taxes on behal f of s a i d c l i e n t r e s u l t i n g i n delayed payment of s a i d taxes and i n t e r e s t cha rges a g a i n s t t he c l i e n t ; f i l e d a n e r roneous c i v i l complaint w i thou t c l i e n t review and approval and s t i p u l a t e d t o a s e t t l e m e n t and d i s m i s s a l of s a i d l i t i g a t i o n wi thout the knowledge o r consen t of t he c l i e n t and wi thout a p rov i s ion f o r reimbursement of funds owed t o h i s c l i e n t by the adve r se pa r ty ; misrepresented t h a t he had e x p e r t i s e i n t he a r e a of r e a l e s t a t e fo rec losu re s ; peformed and b i l l e d f o r unauthorized and unneces- s a r y work; ordered f i r e insurance i n the name of t he gene ra l p a r t n e r r a t h e r than the owners of t he s u b j e c t r e a l estate; knowingly misrepresented c e r t a i n f a c t s t o t h e A t t o r n e y G r i e v a n c e Commission i n r e s p o n s e t o a r e q u e s t f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n r ega rd ing the aforementioned misconduct.
The Complaint a l s o charged improper use of a l e t t e r h e a d bea r ing R e s p o n d e n t ' s name a s a p r i n c i p a l member o f h i s law f i r m t o g e t h e r w i t h a des igna t ion of h i s pres idency of the Housing Owner's of Michigan Exchange i n v i o l a t i o n of ~ ~ 2 - 1 0 2 ( E w) hich provides i n p e r t i n e n t p a r t : "A lawyer who is engaged both i n the p r a c t i c e o f law and ano the r p ro fe s s ion o r bus ines s s h a l l n o t so i n d i c a t e on h i s l e t t e r h e a d , o f f i c e s i g n , o r p ro fe s s iona l card . . ." The Complaint a l s o charged v i o l a t i o n s of Canons 1 , 6 , 7 , and 9 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 , to-wi t: DRl-102(~) , DR6- lOl (~ ) , ~ ~ 7 - 1 0 1 ( ~an) d, LR9-102(B).
Dated:
Harch 20, 1985
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