BOARD MEMBERS JOHN L COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT Dr. Ekma≠ ~ e n n i-n s Dr. Charles Vincent WILLIAM G. REAMON LYNN H. SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON Patrick J. Keating
STATE OF MICHIGAN
MAILING ADDRESS: P. 0. BOX 149
DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48231
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JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L
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NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF LICENSE
" ROWE A . BALMER, JR. , (P 10397) , 4 3 1 M i c h i g a n , Char levo ix , M I 49720 by t h e A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Oakland County Hear ing P a n e l #7.
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Revocat ion of l i c e n s e , E f f e c t i v e January 1 2 , 1984.
The h e a r i n g p a n e l found t h a t Respondent: Was r e t a i n e d t o h a n d l e a p r o b a t e e s t a t e i n 19795 d e p o s i t e d t h e assets of t h e e s t a t e i n a bank account of which h e was t h e s o l e s i g n a t o r y ; m i s a p p r o p r i a t e d t h e assets of t h e e s t a t e by " i n v e s t i n g t ' t h e a s s e t s i n a b u s i n e s s wholly-owned by Respondent and members of h i s immediate f a m i l y w i t h o u t t h e c o n s e n t o r ,approval of 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 o r a n o r d e r of t h e p r o b a t e c o u r t ; knowingly p repared and f i l e d f a l s e a c c o u n t s i n t h e p r o b a t e c o u r t and knowingly i s s u e d checks a g a i n s t t h e e s t a t e bank a c c o u n t when t h e r e were i n s u f f i c i e n t f u n d s i n t h e account t o cover t h e checks: f a i l e d , n e g l e c t e d o r r e f u s e d t o f i l e a c c u r a t e a c c o u n t i n g s w i t h t h e p r o b a t e c o u r t ; p a i d h imse l f i l l e g a l and e x c e s s i v e f e e s o u t of t h e e s t a t e a s s e t s . The p a n e l found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 953(1)-(4) and Canons 1, 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 and
9 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , to -wi t : DR1-102(A)(3)- (6) ; DR2-106 (A) ; DR5-104(A) ; DR6-101(A) (3) ; DR~-101(A)( 1 ) - ( 3 ) , DR9-102(B)(l)-(4). Cos t s were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $148.52.
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