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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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
JOHN F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
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F i l e No. DP-14/81 & DP-43/81 (Consol idated)
FRANCIS A. BROWNING (P 11314), 4030 Newland Drive, W . , Orchard Lake, M I 48033, by t h e Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board a f f i rming t h e hea r ing p a n e l ' s dec i s ion .
(1) Suspension; (2) For a per iod of 60 days; (3) E f f e c t i v e r e t r o a c t i v e l y t o J u l y 7 , 1981. Af t e r s e t t i n g a s i d e t h e d e f a u l t a g a i n s t Respondent, t h e pane l con- ducted f u l l proceedings and found t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o n o t i f y a c l i e n t
r ega rd ing a change i n h i s o f f i c e l o c a t i o n and f a i l e d t o n o t i f y 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 , and t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o appear a t a bankruptcy hear ing on behalf of s a i d c l i e n t . I n r ega rd t o a second count , t h e pane l found t h a t Respondent admit ted r e c e i v i n g a f e e t o conduct bankruptcy proceed- i n g s , f a i l u r e t o communicate w i t h t h e c l i e n t regard ing change i n o f f i c e add res s and phone number, f a i l u r e t o f i l e bankruptcy proceedings and abandonment of t h e
c l i e n t r e s u l t i n g i n p r e j u d i c e t o t h e c l i e n t ' s r i g h t s . I n r ega rd t o a t h i r d Count t h e panel found t h a t Respondent admi t ted f a i l u r e t o answer t h e Grievance Adminis t ra tor ' s Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n r e l a t i n g t o t h e misconduct charged i n Count Two. The panel found v i o l a t i o n s of Canon 6 , DR 6-101(A)(3), Canon 1, DR 1-102(A)(4)-(6), and Canon 7 , DR 7-101(A)(2)(3) and GCR 953 ( 7 ) . Costs w e r e a s se s sed i n t h e amount of $346.06.
/ ~ H F. NX D WAIHY, Executive ~ i r e c t o y 4 General Counsel
DAVID BAKER LEWIS, Secretary of the Attorney Discipline Board