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JOEL SIMMER (P20485), 31275 Northwestern Highway, S u i t e 126, Farmington H i l l s , M I 48018, by The A t t o r n e y . D i s c i p l i n e Board modifying a h e a r i n g p a n e l suspens ion .
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Suspension For a p e r i o d of 60 days E f f e c t i v e November 22, 1983. (See p r i o r n o t i c e d a t e d November 29, 1983)
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 n e g l e c t e d a p l a i n t i f f ' s p e r s o n a l i n j u r y m a t t e r , f a i l e d t o t a k e any a c t i o n on beha l f of t h e c l i e n t r e s u l t i n g i n e x p i r a t i o n of t h e a p p l i c a b l e s t a t u t e of l i m i t a t i o n s and l o s s of t h e c l i e n t ' s r i g h t of a c t i o n f o r damages, i n v i o l a t i o n of Canons 1, 6 and 7 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)(1)(5)(6), DR6-102(3), DR~-101(A)( l -3) and GCR 1963, 953(1-4). The h e a r i n g p a n e l a l s o found t h a t Respondent made f a l s e s t a t e m e n t s i n h i s answer t o t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 1963, 953(6) , 962.1 and Canon 1, ~ ~ 1 - 1 0 2 ( A(1)) ( 4 ) ( 6 ) . Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and Formal Complaint i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 1963, 962(2) ( b ) , 964.4(a) and 953(7) and a d e f a u l t was e n t e r e d a g a i n s t him; a mot ion t o set a s i d e t h e d e f a u l t was den ied . The p a n e l n o t e d no p r i o r h i s t o r y of p r o f e s s i o n a l d i s c i p l i n e and imposed c o s t s of $900.11. The Board upheld t h e d e f a u l t , b u t i n i t s o p i n i o n o u t l i n e d c e r t a i n m i t i g a t i n g f a c t o r s .