BOARD MEMBERS FREDERICK G. BUESSER. JR. J O H N L. COT^, CHAIRPERSON
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 &
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T h i s i s t o i n fo rm t h e C o u r t s of t h e State o f Michigan o f t h e fo l lowing O r d e r o f D isc ip l ine :
NOTICE OF REVOCATION F i le Nos. DP-174180 a n d DP-209180 (consol idated)
HERBERT STEWART II I, (P21015), 18290 James Couzens, Detro i t , M I 48235, by A t t o r n e y Disc ip l ine Board Oakland C i r c u i t Hear ing Panel "H".
( 1) Reovcation o f license; ( 2 ) E f fec t i ve A p r i l 13, 1981. Upon h e a r i n g o f two separate, consol idated Formal Complaints, t h e Hear ing Panel f o u n d : t h a t Respondent was re ta ined t o secure r e t u r n o f a deposi t made f o r sale o f rea l p roper t y , t h a t Respondent was p a i d a fee, a n d thereaf te r , re fused t o communicate w i t h t h e c l ient , a n d t h a t Respondent fa i led t o pe r fo rm serv ices cont rac ted fo r ; t h a t Respondent neglected p ro - secut ion o f a personal i n j u r y automobile accident mat ter , a n d fa i led t o adv ise t h e c l i en t r e g a r d i n g t h e status o f t h e matter ; t h a t Respondent, in a separate matter, fa i led a n d re fused t o take any act ion o n beha l f o f a personal i n j u r y c l ien t , a n d railed a n d re fused t o remain accessible t o a n d communicate w i t h said cl ient; that, in a separate matter , Respondent was re ta ined a n d p a i d in a c r imina l matter, and a l though requested t o do so o n numerous occasions by h i s c l ient , Respondent fa i led t o take requ is i t e ac t ion a n d fa i led a n d re fused t o communicate t h e s ta tus o f t h e case t o said c r imina l c l ien t . Four ( 4 ) separate coun ts al leged fa i l u re o f Respondent t o respond t o t h e Gr ievance Admin is t ra tor 's Request f o r Inves t iga t ion r e g a r d i n g t h e above gr ievances. T h e misconduct r e s u l t i n g in pre jud ice a n d damage t o c l i en ts was in v io la t ion o f GCR 953(1-4) a n d Canons 1, 6, a n d 7 o f t h e Code of Professional Responsib i l i ty , to -w i t : DR 1-102(A) (1) (5 ) (6 ) , LjR 6-101 (A ) (3 ) a n d DR 7-101(A) (1) a n d GCR 953(7) a n d 962.
T h e Panel cons idered a p r i o r r e c o r d o f one (1) reprimand, and a recent one (1) y e a r suspension, and assessed cos ts in t h e amount o f $207.
4 D a v i d B.aker Lewis, Secretary
Date o f Issuance :
FJAY 1 4 1931