BOARD MEMBERS WILLIAM G. REAMON, CHAIRPERSON LYNN H. SHECTER. VlCE-CHAIRPERSON BERNADINE N. DENNING. SECRETARY JOHN L. COTE LEO A. FARHAT PATRICK J. KEATING CHARLES C . VINCENT. M. D.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. X. DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 3 3 3 W. FORT STREET DETROIT, MICHIGAN 4 8 2 2 6 TELEPHONE: (313) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP-13/83
LEE 0 . WILLIAHS, ( ~ 2 2 3 5 7 ) , 1115 Penobscot Building, D e t r o i t , Michigan 48226 by the Attorney Disc ip l ine Board aff irming a hearing panel o r d e r .
(1) Suspension (2) For a period of 30 Days (3) E f f e c t i v e h y 2 5, 1984, The hearing panel found, and the Board a f f inned, t h a t Respondent was a f f i l i a t e d with and maintained an o f f i c e a t Attorneys Profess ional Services , a corporat ion engaging i n inves t iga t ions , sk ip t r ac ing , process serving and/or o the r se rv ices of fered exclus ively t o a t t o r n e y s . Respondent f a i l e d to properly supervise a non-lawyer, allowing him t o hold himself out a s authorized to perform l e g a l d u t i e s on behalf of Respondent and thus a id ing i n the unauthorized p r a c t i c e of law. Fur ther , Respondent f a i l e d t o communicate wi th c l i e n t s , and f a i l e d t o properly r ep resen t h i s c l i e n t s . The panel found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 953(2)(3)(4) and Canons 1, DR1-102(A)(1)(6), Canon 3, DR3-lOl(A), Canon 6 , DR6-101(A)(3) and Canon 7, DR7-101(A)(2) of the Code of Profess ional Responsib i l i ty . The panel considered a p r i o r reprimand imposed i n October, 1980 f o r n e g l e c t of a l e g a l mat ter . R e s p o n d e n t ' s a p p l i c a t i o n f o r l e a v e t o a p p e a l was den ied by t h e Michigan Supreme Court. To ta l c o s t s i n the amount of $839.37 were assessed.
Dated:
May 30, 1984