BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON. CHAIRPERSON LYNN H SHECTER, VICE-CHAIRPERSON BERNADINE N. DENNING. SECRETARY JOHN L COTE LEO A FARHAT PATRICK J. KEATING CHARLES C . VINCENT. M. D.
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NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF LICENSE DP-88 /83
J O H N F. X . DWAIHY EXECUTIVE D IRECTOR L GENERAL C O U N S E L - SUITE 1 2 6 0 3 3 2 W FORT S T R E E T DETROIT . MICHIGAN 48226 T E L E P H O N E (313) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
STANLEY L. REDDING, P19286, 18164 Mack Avenue, Grosse Po in t e , Michigan Panel #2.
48224 by the Attorney Di sc ip l ine Board Wayne County Hearing
( 1 ) Revocation of l i c e n s e (2) E f f e c t i v e May 3 , 1984. The Respondent admi t ted , i n h i s Answer t o the Formal Complaint, the fol lowing a l l e g a t i o n s of f a c t : Respondent was r e t a ined to probate a n e s t a t e i n Apr i l , 1981; i n December, 1981, Respondent requested and r ece ived $20,000 i n e s t a t e funds f o r payment of i nhe r i t ance taxes a l l eged by Responent t o be due; Respondent deposi ted the $20,000 i n h i s c l i e n t t r u s t a c c o u n t ; c o n t r a r y t o h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t o t h e personal r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t he e s t a t e , Respondent used only $1,000 of t h e funds f o r payment of i nhe r i t ance taxes and misappropriated the remaining $19,000 ; i n January, 1982, Respondent aga in reques ted and r e c e i v e d $2,400 i n e s t a t e funds f o r the a l l e g e d purpose of a " p a r t i a l t a x payment"; the $2,400 was deposi ted i n Respondent 's c l i e n t t r u s t a c c o u n t and t h e r e a f t e r removed from h i s account and used f o r h i s own b e n e f i t ; t h e r e a f t e r on August 10, 1982 and August 17, 1982, Respondent reques ted and received $2,500 and $6,000, r e spec t ive ly , from the e s t a t e , d e p o s i t e d s a i d f u n d s i n t o h i s c l i e n t t r u s t a c c o u n t and t h e r e a f t e r removed s a i d funds f o r h i s own use. Respondent f u r t h e r acknowledged t h a t t hese misappropr ia t ions were done wi th o u t t h e knowledge o r consent of the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o r h e i r s of t he e s t a t e , t h a t Respondent concealed the misappropr ia t ions and misrepre- s e n t e d t h e s t a t u s of t h e f u n d s t o t h e p e r s o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . F i n a l l y , Respondent admit ted t h a t he prepared a f a l s e F ina l Account and presented same to t h e personal r e p r e s e n t a t i v e reques t ing t h a t he a t t e s t t o t h e c o r r e c t n e s s of t h e a c c o u n t i n g , knowing t h a t t h i s accounting was inco r rec t .
The hearing panel found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 953(1)-(4) and Canon 1, DR1-102(A)(1)(4)-(6), Canon 7 , DR~-101(A)(1)-(3) and Canon 9 , DR9- 1 0 2 ( A ) ( ~ )o f the Code of P ro fe s s iona l Respons ib i l i t y . Costs i n t h e amount of $474.02 were a s se s sed .
Dated:
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