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MARGUERITE F. WALKER (P 28773), 19691 Yacama, D e t r o i t , M I , 48203, by t h e A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne County Hear ing P a n e l "F".
(1) Reprimand; (2 ) E f f e c t i v e December 29, 1982. The h e a r i n g p a n e l found t h a t t h e c h a r g e s i n a two count For- mal Complaint were e s t a b l i s h e d , to-wi t : t h a t Respondent was p a i d a t t o r - ney f e e s i n a bankrup tcy m a t t e r and t h e r e a f t e r f a i l e d t o pe r fo rm and pro- v i d e t h e l e g a l s e r v i c e s f o r which s h e was r e t a i n e d , s a i d conduct i n v o l v i n g d e c e i t and m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n t o t h e c l i e n t , t h a t d e s p i t e a s s u r a n c e s by Respondent t o t h e c l i e n t t h e c l i e n t ' s au tomobi le was r e p o s s e s s e d , h i s wages were g a r n i s h e d and h e was n o t i f i e d t h a t h i s home must b e s o l d under mortgage f o r e c l o s u r e , t h a t t h e c l i e n t had d i f f i c u l t y communicating w i t h t h e Respondent r e g a r d i n g t h e s t a t u s of t h e m a t t e r , t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o keep appo in tments w i t h t h e c l i e n t , t h a t a f t e r s e c u r i n g s u b s t i t u t e c o u n s e l t h e c l i e n t d i s c o v e r e d t h a t no bankrup tcy p r o c e e d i n g s had been f i l e d by Respondent c o n t r a r y t o r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s by t h e Respondent i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 953(1-4) and 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 : DR1-1@2(A)(4-6), DR6-101(A)(3) and DR7-1@1(A) (1-3) . Respondent a l s o f a i l e d t o answer t h e r e q u e s t f o r i n - v e s t i g a t i o n and was s o charged i n a s e p a r a t e Formal Complaint . Respon- d e n t i n i t i a l l y f a i l e d t o a p p e a r b e f o r e t h e p a n e l , b u t responded t o a n o r d e r t o show c a u s e why Responden t ' s l i c e n s e t o p r a c t i c e s h o u l d n o t be suspended f o r a p e r i o d of 1 2 1 days ; t h e r e a f t e r , Respondent coopera ted i n deve lop ing w i t h t h e h e a r i n g p a n e l a p l a n f o r r e h a b i l i t a t i o n . C o s t s
were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $594.66.
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