BOARD MEMBERS J O H N L . COTE. CHAIRPERSON LEO A. FARHAT M S G R . CLEMENT H . KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. D . 0. WILLIAM G . REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F MICHIGAN
J O H N F. X.DWAIHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL
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NOTICE O F SUSPENSION F i l e No. 35246 Re la t ed : 36304, 36072, 389-80, 792-80, 852-80, and 1679-80
EDWIN B. UGOROWSKI (P 21662) , 751 Morley Cour t , Dearborn, M I 48124, by Order o f t h e At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board approving S t i p u l a t i o n f o r D i s c i p l i n e by Consent.
(1) Suspension; (2) F o r a p e r i o d of n i n e (9) months; (3) E f f e c t i v e A p r i l 28, 1981. S p e c i a l Note: Respon- d e n t w a s o r i g i n a l l y suspended p u r s u a n t t o a Consent D i s c i p l i n e agreement f o r a p e r i o d o f f i f t e e n (15) months e f f e c t i v e J u l y 1 4 , 1980 - t h a t Order of Suspension by Consent w a s se t a s i d e e f f e c t i v e October 7, 1980 by Board Order p u r s u a n t t o Respondent ' s motion. Before t h e matter cou ld be hea rd by a h e a r i n g p a n e l t h e second Consent D i s c i p l i n e agreement f o r suspens ion o f n i n e (9) months was approved by t h e Board. Respondent a g a i n moved t o se t a s i d e t h e second Consent Order o f Suspension, b u t was den ied by t h e
Board. The re fo re , Respondent was under suspens ion from J u l y 1 4 , 1980 through October 7, 1980 (86 d a y s ) . H e remains under suspens ion s i n c e A p r i l 28, 1981 and i s now e l i g i b l e t o f i l e a
P e t i t i o n f o r Re ins ta tement p u r s u a n t t o GCR 9 7 2 .
The Formal Complaint charged: t h a t Respondent w a s r e t a i n e d i n a p e r s o n a l i n j u r y m a t t e r , and f a i l e d and n e g l e c t e d t o t a k e any a c t i o n on b e h a l f o f h i s c l i e n t s a n d . t h e i r c h i l d r e n , r e s u l t i n g i n t h e t o l l i n g of t h e s t a t u t e of l i m i t a t i o n s t o t h e d e t r i m e n t of s a i d c l i e n t s ; t h a t Respondent was appo in t ed t o a p p e a l a c r i m i n a l c o n v i c t i o n , and f a i l e d and n e g l e c t e d t o p ro- ceed w i t h t h e m a t t e r , and f u r t h e r f a i l e d t o communicate w i t h
t h e p r o s p e c t i v e a p p e l l a n t , t h a t a f t e r a two ( 2 ) y e a r delay, Respondent f i l e d a Motion f o r Delayed Appeal , b u t a l lowed t h e p r a e c i p e t h e r e f o r t o be d i smis sed by t h e Recorde r ' s Cour t Judge , t o t h e de t r imen t of t h e p r i s o n e r / c l i e n t ; t h a t Respondent w a s
appointed t o r e p r e s e n t another ind igen t i n post-convict ion proceedings i n Recorder 's Court , and f a i l e d t o prosecute an appeal , and took no a c t i o n u n t i l approximately 3 3 months a f t e r s a i d appointment, s a i d n e g l e c t r e s u l t i n g i n t h e pr i soner / c l i e n t ' s l o s s of r i g h t of appeal. The Complaint charged vio- l a t i o n s of Canons 6 and 7 of t h e Code of P ro fess iona l Respon- s i b i l i t y , inc lud ing DR 6-101 (A) and GCR 953.
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