BOARD MEMBERS JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT MSGR. CLEMENT H . KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. D . 0. WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F M I C H I G A N
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JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE O F REVOCATION
ROGER C . COVERT (P 25519) , 7219 E . Maple Rd., Grand Blanc, M I , 48439, by At torney ~ i s c i p l i n eB oard Paw Paw County Hearing Panel .
(1) Revocation of l i c e n s e ; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e May 2 , 1983.
Respondent admi t ted by d e f a u l t and s t i p u l a t i o n t o t h e a l l e g a t i o n s con ta ined i n 45 s e p a r a t e counts of m i s - conduct and agreed t o an o r d e r revoking h i s l i c e n s e t o prac- t i c e l a w pu r suan t t o GCR 1963, 964.13. The Complaint charged
t h a t Respondent r e c e i v e d f e e s from approximately 22 s e p a r a t e -and f a i l e d t o perform l e g a l s e r v i c e s agreed upon resulting i n p r e j u d i c e and/or damage t o s a i d c l i e n t s , and t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o respond t o t h e c l i e n t s r epea t ed r e q u e s t s f o r i n fo rma t ion r ega rd ing t h e s t a t u s of s a i d m a t t e r s . Respon- d e n t f a i l e d t o answer r e q u e s t s f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e G r i e - vance Admin i s t r a to r and was p l aced i n d e f a u l t f o r f a i l u r e t o answer t h e 45 coun t Formal Complaint . The pane l found v i o l a - t i o n s of t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y r u l e s as a l l e g e d i n t h e Complaint, to -wi t : Canons 1, 6 and 7 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l Respon- s i b i l i t y , DR1-102 (A) (1)( 5 ) ( 6 ) , DRG-101 ( A ) ( 3 ) [ fo rb idd ing n e g l e c t of a l e g a i matter e n t r u s t e d t o a l awyer ] , and D R 7 - l O l ( A ) (1-3)
[ r ega rd ing an a t t o r n e y ' s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o c a r r y ou t h i s con- t r a c t of employment and avoid a c t i o n s o r omiss ions r e s u l t i n g
i n p r e j u d i c e o r damage t o a c l i e n t ] , and GCR 1963, 953(1-4) .
* ' , 4@#J F. X DWAIW, &xmD i & General Counsel
Dated:
May 3 , 1983
EAVlD BAKE2 LE\."t'lS, Secretary of the Attorney Disciplt~eE h r d