BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON, CHAIRPERSON LYNN H . SHECTER, VICE-CHAIRPERSON BERNADINE N. DENNING. SECRETARY J O H N L . COTE LEO A . FARHAT PATRICK J. KEATII~G CHARLES C . VINCENT. M. 0.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
J O H N F. X. DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & G E N E R A L C O U N S E L
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. 66-84
JOHN F. POTTS, (31049), 8948 Lewis Road, Box 340, Temperance, Michigan 48182, by Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Adrian Hearing Panel , pursuant to 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 period of 3 Years & 1 Day (3 ) E f fec t ive September 14, 1984 As p a r t of 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 , the Respondent plead nolo contendere t o the charges contained i n the formal c o m p l a i n t , to-wit: Respondent received on behalf of a c l i e n t t he sum of $14,750 i n f u l l s e t t l emen t of a personal i n j u r y claim; Respondent depos i ted s a i d funds i n t o h i s c l i e n t t r u s t account; Respondent t h e r e a f t e r d i sbursed t o himself from s a i d t r u s t account the sum o f $5,250 a s h i s agreed upon a t t o r n e y f e e and made a p a r t i a l disbursement of the n e t proceeds of s e t t l emen t t o the c l i e n t i n the amount of $1,000; s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r over a period of two months, Respondent wi thout the permission o r a u t h o r i t y of the c l i e n t , misappropriated t o h i s own use a l l of the remaining se t t l emen t proceeds belonging t o the c l i e n t i n the approximately amount of $8,500, s a i d conduct being i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 1963, 953 (1-5) and Canons 1 and 9 of the Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y , to-wi t: DRI-102(~)(1)(3-6) and DR9-102(B) ( 4 ) .
Dated: September 1 7 , 1 9 8 4 '
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