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 M I C H I G A N
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6. GENERAL COUNSEL
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LEONARD LANGKAM (P 16402) , 14909 Mack A v e . , D e t r o i t , M I 48224, by an Order o f t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Pane l "B".
(1) Suspension; ( 2 ) For a p e r i o d o f two (2) yea r s ; (3) E f f e c t i v e A p r i l 1 4 , 1982. The h e a r i n g pane l found t h a t Respondent mishandled a c e r t a i n p roba te e s t a t e a f t e r f i l i n g a p e t i t i o n f o r cornmence- ment o f p roceedings f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , an inven to ry and a f i r s t account ; t h e pane l found t h a t t h e f i r s t account d i d n o t show a disbursement t o Respondent f o r a t t o r n e y f e e s and t h a t Respondent be ing informed t h a t s a i d e s t a t e had a 1/3 i n t e r e s t i n a s e p a r a t e e s t a t e o f an unknown v a l u e , f a i l e d t o i n c l u d e s a i d i n t e r e s t i n t h e p roba te e s t a t e he w a s handl ing.
The p a n e l a l s o found t h a t Respondent neg lec t ed t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e p roba te m a t t e r and took no a c t i o n t o amend t h e inven- t o r y t o i nc lude t h e a d d i t i o n a l a s s e t and f a i l e d t o t a k e any a c t i o n t o a c q u i r e s a i d a s s e t f o r t h e e s t a t e he w a s handl ing i n v i o l a t i o n of Canons 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-wit : DR6-101 (A) ( 3 ) and DR7-101 (A) (1)- ( 3 ) . The p a n e l a l s o found t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Grievance A d m i n i s t r a t o r ' s Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n and For- mal Complaint i n v i o l a t i o n of GCR 9 5 3 ( 7 ) , 964 .4(a ) and 962 .2 (b ) . The p a n e l cons ide red a r e c o r d o f p r i o r d i s c i p l i n e i n c l u d i n g a reprimand i n 1977 and a two y e a r suspens ion i n May o f 1981. Cos t s were a s s e s s e d i n t h e amount o f $89.27.
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DAVID BAKER LE'NIS, Secretary of the Attorney Discipline Board
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