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DOUGLAS WENZEL (P 22191), 315 North Second Avenue, Alpena, M I 48707, by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Gaylord Hearing Panel.
(1) Reprimand; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e December 8, 1982. The hea r ing pane l found t h a t Respondent neglec ted a c e r t a i n c i v i l ma t t e r , to-wit: an a c t i o n t o q u i e t t i t l e t o r e a l p roper ty and f o r t r e s p a s s and damage t o s a i d p rope r ty . Respondent f i l e d a c i v i l complaint i n c i r c u i t c o u r t , ordered a survey of t h e p r o p e r t y and communicated r e g u l a r l y wi th h i s c l i e n t f o r s e v e r a l months b u t t h e r e a f t e r neg lec t ed t h e m a t t e r , f a i l i n g t o answer i n t e r r o g a t o r i e s and appear a t hea r ings on behal f of t h e c l i e n t . The panel found t h a t Respondent's maintenance of t h e f i l e s , r eco rds and p rope r ty of h i s c l i e n t was c a r e l e s s b u t t h a t t h e r e was no evidence t h a t Respondent ac t ed w i l f u l l y ; Respondent u l t i m a t e l y r e t u r n e d the f i l e s t o t h e c l i e n t . The panel found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 1963, 953(2) and t h e Code of P ro fe s s iona l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , Canon 6 , DR6-lOl(A)(3). The pane l cons ider - ed c e r t a i n m i t i g a t i n g evidence and a s ses sed c o s t s of $1,770.11.
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