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 OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION & REPRI?b\ND
F i l e No. DP-104/81
NEIL C. WILLISTON (P 22380), 1176 S. Main S t . , Plymouth, M I 48170, by At to rney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Panel "H".
(1) T o t a l suspens ion of 60 days (two 30-day suspens ions t o r u n consecu t ive ly ) ;
(2) Reprimand on two a d d i t i o n a l , s e p a r a t e counts ; (3) A l l d i s c i p l i n e e f f e c t i v e r e t r o a c t i v e l y t o December 4 , 1981. The h e a r i n g pane l found t h a t Respondent was g u i l t y of n e g l e c t i n v i o l a t i o n of Canon 6, DR 6-10l(A) due t o h i s f a i l u r e t o c a r r y o u t h i s con- t r a c t of employment and f a i l u r e and r e f u s a l t o t a k e any a c t i o n i n a mortgage f o r e c l o s u r e proceeding . The pane l a l s o found t h a t Respondent had v i o l a t e d Canon 6 f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o f i l e a c i v i l a c t i o n and f a i l u r e t o inform t h e c l i e n t of t h e s t a t u s of t h e ca se . Regarding a s e ? a r a t e coun t , the panel
found t h a t Respondent, a f t e r r e c e i v i n g a r e t a i n e r f e e f a i l e d t o f i l e a c l a i m o r t a k e any a c t i o n on beha l f of c l i e n t s involved i n a c e r t a i n r e a l e s t a t e t r a n s a c t i o n and f a i l e d t o communicate w i t h s a i d c l i e n t s concern ing t h e s c a r u s of t h e i r c a s e . The panel found t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o ansr,cer t h e Finquest. f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n submi t ted Sy t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a to r . A p r i o r s u s p a a s i c n of 130 days was cons lde r sd and Respondent was a s ses sed c o s t s i n t h e amount of $382.30.
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