BOAR0 MEMBERS JOHN L..COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON D r . Bernadine Denning D r . Charles V incent
STATE OF MICHIGAN
MAILING ADDRESS: P . 0. BOX 149 DETROIT. MICHIGAN a a z j l
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
JOHN F. X. DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR f GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE I 2 6 0 333 W. FORT STREET
DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226 TELEPHONE:^^^^) 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3
JAMES H. GRANT (P 14274), Second Floor, Detroit Lawyers Bldg., Detroit, Michigan, 48226, by Attorney Discipline Board Wayne County Hearing Panel #6. (1) Suspension; (2) For a period of ninety (90) days ; (3) Effective December 8, 1983. The Grievance Administrator and the Respondent sub- mitted a stipulation for consent order of discipline including a plea of nolo contendere to a formal complaint alleging: that Respondent failed, neglected and/or refused to advise a criminal appeal client regarding the status of the appeal and failed, neglected or refused to prosecute said appeal expeditiously, re- spond to correspondence from the Court of Appeals warning of lack of progress, in violation of GCR 1963, 953(1-4) and Canon 6 and 7 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, to-wit: DR6-101 (A) (2) (3) and DR7-101(A) (2) (3). ~egardinga second Count Respondent failed to answer the Request for Investigation of the Grievance Commission regarding the neglect of said appeal in violation of GCR 965 (1-4) and (7), GCR 962.2 (b) and DR1-102( A) (5)(6); and in regard to a third Count, that on March 23, 1983, Respondent was placed on probation by an order of the Attorney Discipline Board pursuant to GCR 970.3 as a result of a complaint charging misconduct involving neglect of four other criminal appeals and with having failed to answer two Requests for Inves- tigation, and that Respondent's neglect of the aforementioned appeal and failure to answer the Request for Investigation con- stitutes a violation of the implicit requirements of the order of probation previously entered. The stipulation for consent discipline calls for continuation of the prior order of proba- tion. Costs were assessed in the amount of $63.27.
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Dated: December 9, 1983