BOARD MEMBERS JOHN L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT MSGR. CLEMENT H . KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MC5EVITT. U . 0. WILLIAM G. REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE OF MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260 333 W.FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 0 8 2 2 6 T E L E P H O N E : ( ~ I ~9)6 3 - 5 5 5 3
DP-8/82 & DP-61/82 (Consol idated)
EDWIN B'. UGOROWSKI (P 21662) , 751 Morley Cour t , Dearborn, M I 48124, by A t to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Pane l "P".
(1) Suspension; (2) For a pe r iod of n ine (9) months; (3) E f f e c t i v e (BY RETROACTIVE ORDER) A p r i l 23, 1982. The h e a r i n g pane l found t h a t Respondent was appoin ted a p p e l l a t e counse l i n a c r i m i n a l m a t t e r on January 20, 1975, and f a i l e d t o i n i t i a t e proceedings u n t i l October 20, 1977, when Respondent f i l e d a delayed motion f o r new t r i a l , which motion was denied ; t h a t Respondent t ook no f u r t h e r a c t i o n on behalf of t h e c l i e n t r e s u l t i n g i n appointment of new counse l and assessment of c o s t s by t h e Court of Appeals f o r Respondent 's neg l igence . Regarding a second count t h e pane l found t h a t Respondent was appoin ted a p p e l l a t e counse l f o r a s e p a r a t e i n d i g e n t c l i e n c on June 30, 1975, and t h a t Respondent neg l ec t ed t h e mat te r u n t i l October 2 7 , 1977 when he f i l e d a de layed motion f o r a new t r i a l , which motion was denied ; t h a t Respondent was charged wi th c o u r t c o s t s f o r n e g l i - gence by t h e Court of Appeals. The pane l a l s o found t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer a Formal Complaint se rved by t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a to r w i th in t h e t ime p r e s c r i b e d by t h e c o u r t r u l e . The pane l found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 953(1) and 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-wit: Canon 1, ~ ~ 1 - 1 0 2 ( A ) ( 5 )C, anon 6 , DR6-101(A)(2)(3) and Canon 7, DR7-101(A)(1-3). The pane l cons ide red a p r i o r suspens ion of 9 months and a reprimand. Costs were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount of $86.14.
Dated:
7 2 WAIW, Executive Dir
June 11, 1982
-., 11 /f f * J$%,L DAVlD 6AKER LEWIS, Secretary of the Attorney Discipline b u d