BOARD MEMBERS JOHN L. .COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
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STATE O F MICHIGAN
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NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF LICENSE P E N D I N G APPEAL
JOHN f . X .D WAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTCR & GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 3 3 3 W.FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 4 8 2 2 6 T E L E P H O N E : ( ~ I ~9)6 3 - 5 5 5 3
GARY MIATECH (P 32212), 965 Del r idge Rd., E a s t Lansing, 48823, by At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Lansing Hearing Pane l
(1) Revocation of l i c e n s e ; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e November 2 , 1983.
The hea r ing pane l found: t h a t Respondent d i d s o l i c i t and a c c e p t $250 from a c l i e n t f o r t h e e x p r e s s purpose of pro-
v i d i n g b a i l f o r s a i d c l i e n t ; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o u se s a i d funds t o p o s t b a i l , b u t i n s t e a d conver ted t h e funds t o h i s own use ; t h a t Respondent w a s consequent ly conv ic t ed i n t h e Ingham County C i r c u i t Court on a p l e a of g u i l t y t o a charge of l a r c e n y by convers ion i n v i o l a t i o n of MCLA 750.362, a f e lony punishable by imprisonment f o r a maximum pe r iod of
5 y e a r s o r a f i n e of n o t more than $2,500; t h a t Respondent was a l s o convic ted i n t h e Ingham C i r c u i t Court on a p l e a of
g u i l t y t o t h e charge of u t t e r i n g and p u b l i s h i n g a fo rged i n - s t rument i n v i o l a t i o n of MCLA 750.249, a f e lony punishable by
imprisonment f o r a maximum of 1 4 y e a r s ; t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o i n s t i t u t e c e r t a i n pe r sona l i n j u r y l i t i g a t i o n , f a i l e d t o ade- q u a t e l y i n v e s t i g a t e t h e a c c i d e n t and i n j u r i e s , f a i l e d t o a s c e r - t a i n t h e source of payment f o r medical b i l l s f o r s a i d i n j u r i e s , f a i l e d t o adequa te ly r e s e a r c h 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 , f a i l e d t o make d i r e c t c o n t a c t w i t h t h e t r e a t i n g phys i c i an o r t h e r a p i s t and r eques t ed no medical r e p o r t s and f a i l e d t o adequa te ly adv i se t h e c l i e n t of v a r i o u s changes of h i s law
o f f i c e l o c a t i o n s and te lephone numbers; t h a t Respondent neg lec t ed ano the r c i v i l l i t i g a t i o n m a t t e r , was s i m i l a r l y i n a c c e s s i b l e t o t h e c l i e n t and f a i l e d t o a d v i s e t h e c l i e n t regard ing t h e c a s e and h i s law o f f i c e l o c a t i o n , and t h a t Respondent f a l s e l y informed t h i s c l i e n t r ega rd ing t h e t i m e of
f i l i n g of t h e Complaint. The pane l found v i o l a t i o n s of Canons I, 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-wit : D R 1 - 1 0 2 , DR6-101 and DR7-101. The hea r ing pane l a s s e s s e d c o s t s t o be computed. A complaining w i t n e s s has f i l e d a p e t i t i o n f o r review of t h e hea r ing pane l d e c i s i o n seek ing r e s t i t u t i o n of
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a $500 r e t a i n e r f e e pa id t o Respondent; t h e m a t t e r i s t e n t a t i v e l y scheduled f o r hea r ing a t t h e January 1984 At torney ~ i s c i p l i n e
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