BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON. CHAIRPERSON LYNN H. SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON BERNADINE N. DENNING. SECRETARY JOHN L. COT^
LEO A. FARHAT PATRICK J. KEATING CHARLES C. VINCENT, M. D.
49008,
STATE OF MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
FILE NO:
122-84
JOHN F. X . DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 3 3 3 W . FORT STREET DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226 TELEPHONE: (313) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
JEFFREY B. HORTDN, ( ~ 2 4 0 2 5 ) , 2308 Tipperary, Kalamazoo, M I by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board B a t t l e Creek Hearing Panel
pursuant t o a s t i p u l a t i o n f o r consent o r d e r of d i s c i p l i n e .
(1 ) Suspension ( 2 ) For a per iod of t h r e e ( 3 ) y e a r s ( 3 ) E f f e c t i v e December 5, 1984. T h e R e s p o n d e n t e n t e r e d a p l e a of n o l o c o n t e n d e r e t o t h e c h a r g e s conta ined i n the formal complaint , to-wi t: Respondent was appoin ted conserva tor of a n e s t a t e and misappropriated t o h i s own use the sum of $9 ,000 which funds were f o r the exc lus ive use and b e n e f i t of t h e ward of the e s t a t e ; s a i d misappropr ia t ion was wi thout the p r i o r knowledge, consent and/or approval of Respondent 's ward o r the probate c o u r t nor was i t repor ted t o e i t h e r t h e ward o r the c o u r t u n t i l approximately one and one-ha l f y e a r s a f t e r t h e m i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n . The f o r m a l compla in t included a s e p a r a t e count charging misappropr ia t ion of approximately $30,000 from a s e p a r a t e e s t a t e . Respondent admi t ted v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 1963, 953(1-5) and Canons 1, 7 and 9 of the Code of P ro fe s s t o n a l Respons ib i l i t y , to-wi t: DR1-102(A) (3-6), DR7-101(~)(1-3), DR9-102 ( A ) and ~ ~ 9 - 1 0 2 ( B ) ( 2 ) ( 4 ) . The hear ing pane l a s se s sed c o s t s of $77.79.