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
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JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP-108/81 DP-66/81
JOSEPH E. C H A ~ T(P 11759) , 190 N . Paw Paw, Coloma, M I , by A t to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board Calhoun C i r c u i t Hear ing Pane l .
(1) Suspension; (2 ) F o r a p e r i o d o f 90 days; (3) E f f e c t i v e May 1, 1982. (To run consecztively uit 'rcprior nine ( 9 ) month szlspension ohich expires A p r i l 30, 1982.) The h e a r i n g p a n e l found t h a t Respondent was r e t a i n e d t o e n f o r c e h i s c l i e n t s r i g h t s under a c e r t a i n l and c o n t r a c t , t h a t
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Respondent i n i t i a t e d s u i t i n C i r c u i t C ~ u r t ,h owever, t h e r e a f t e r , Xespondent f a i l e d t o pu r sue t h e m a t t e r and f a i l e d t o keep t h e c l i e n t adv i sed of t h e s t a t u s o f t h e a c t i o n r e s u l t i n g i n t h e c l i e n t ' s r e t e n t i o n of a n o t h e r a t t o r n e y , s a i d misconduct i n v io - l a t i o r ? of GCR 1963, 953(1)- ( 4 ) and t h e Code of R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , to -wi t : Canon 1,DR-102 (A) ( 5 ) (6 ) , Canon 6 , DR 6-101 (A) (3) and Canon 7, DR 7-101(A) (2) ( 3 ) . The h e a r i n g p a n e l a l s o found t h a t Respondent had f a i l e d t o answer t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h e Grievance A d m i n i s t r a t o r i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 1963, 953 (5). The p a n e l c o n s i d e r e d a pending suspens ion o f 9 months which w a s e f f e c t i v e J u l y 30, 1981 and a d j u s t e d t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f t h e
p r e s e n t suspens ion t o run c o n s e c u t i v e l y w i t h t h e p r i o r cuspen- s i o n . Cos t s w e r e a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount o f $482.96.
N F. X DWAIH'Y, Execut)ve ~ i r e c t b DAVi3 C.'.KZR LEWIS, Secretary of the & General Counsel Att3r;;cy D~x ip i inaG sard