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.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. X. DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
F i l e Nos:
DP-266182; DP-20183
PHILLIP F. LEVILLIW, Michigan 48180 by t h e A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board a f f i r m i n g a h e a r i n g p a n e l suspens ion .
( ~ 2 5 2 9 3 ) 2~3 944 Eureka Road, T a y l o r ,
( 1) Suspens ion ( 2 ) For a p e r i o d o f 30 days ( 3 ) E f f e c t i v e March 27 , 1984. The Board a f f i r m e d h e a r i n g p a n e l f i n d i n g s t h a t Respondent was r e t a i n e d t o r e p r e s e n t compla inan t i n a medica l m a l p r a c t i c e s u i t , commenced s a i d s u i t and t h e r e a f t e r f a i l e d t o proceed w i t h t h e m a t t e r . A N o t i c e o f No P r o g r e s s and subsequen t d i s m i s s a l o f t h e c a s e were en- t e r e d , and Respondent f a i l e d t o n o t i f y h i s c l i e n t s of s a i d d i s m i s s a l . O v e r a two y e a r p e r i o d , compla in t s t r i e d u n s u c c e s s f u l l y t o c o n t a c t Respondent r e g a r d i n g t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e i r s u i t . The p a n e l found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 9 5 3 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) and Canons 1, 6 and 7 of t h e Code o f P r o f e s s i o a n l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , t o w i t : DR1-102 ( A )( 6 ) , D R ~ - 1 0 1 ((~3)) , DR7-101(A)(2)(3).
Responden 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 the Michigan Supreme Court .
T o t a l c o s t s were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $389 $99 . HJ O H N F. XW. DWAIHY FsrJL Execu t ive D i r c t o r & Genera l Counsel
Dated:
March 30, 1984