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 MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF REVOCATION
JOHN F. X . DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
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WATSON A. ZDRODOWSKI (P 22699), 6825 Al len Rd., Al len Park, M I 48101, by Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Pane l "Q".
(1) Revocation of l i c e n s e ; (2) E f f e c t i v e A p r i l 28, 1982. The Formal Complaint charged: t h a t Respondent as executor and f i d u c i a r y of a n e s t a t e du r ing a per iod of approximately f o u r (4) y e a r s
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f a i l e d , neg lec t ed and/or r e fused t o : account t o t h e probate c o u r t f o r r e c e i p t of t h e a s s e t s ; i d e n t i f y and l a b e l t h e a s s e t s ; main ta in complete r eco rd of a l l a s s e t s coming i n t o h i s possess ion; pay and/or d e l i v e r t o t h e h e i r s t h e assets of t h e e s t a t e ; pay over t h e r e s idua ry a s s e t s i n t h e amount of $150,000 as ordered by t h e Court r e s u l t i n g i n t h e f i n a n c i a l l o s s t o t h e e s t a t e i n t h e form of i n t e r e s t and p e n a l t i e s on unpaid t axes , t h e c o s t s of f e e s f o r s e r v i c e s of a succes so r f i d u c i a r y and t h e c o s t o f f e e s f o r t h e r e t a i n e r of an accountant t o a u d i t Respondent's accountings. Respondent admi t ted t h e s e charges a s w e l l a s t h e commingling and conver- s i o n of s a i d funds wi th h i s own a s s e t s f o r h i s own use. The Complaint f u r t h e r charged t h a t Respondent knowingly made a f a l s e s ta tement t o t h e Wayne County Probate Judge r ega rd ing t h e reason f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o make f i n a l d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e a s s e t s a s ordered . A s e p a r a t e count f u r t h e r charged t h a t Respondent p e t i t i o n e d f o r and was allowed f e e s f o r s e r v i c e s i n t h e amount of $80,000 r e l a t i v e t o s a i d e s t a t e , and t h a t s a i d f e e s were exces s ive and c o n s t i t u t e d over reaching by Respondent. The Com- p l a i n t charged v i o l a t i o n s of Canons 1, 2, 7 and 9 of t h e Code of Profes-
s i o n a l Respons ib i l i t y , to-wit: DR1-102(A)(3)(6), DR2-106(A), DR7-101 (A)(2) (3) , DR9-109(B) (1) - (4) , and GCR 953 (1-4). The hea r ing pane l r e p o r t e d t h a t Respondent admit ted t o t h e a l l e g a t i o n s i n a l l f o u r counts of t h e Formal Complaint i n v i o l a t i o n of a l l r u l e s a l l e g e d . Cos ts were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $115.72.
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