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 MICHIGAN
FINAL NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
F i l e NOS. DP-103/80, DP-123180 & DP-169/80
JOHN r. X.DWAIHI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L
GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1260
333 W.FORT STREET DETROIT MICHIGAN 48226 T E L E P H O N E : ( ~ I ~9)6 3 - 5 5 5 3
LEITH ROBERT PARKER (P 18651), 7725 Rueter , Dearborn, M I 48126, by t h e Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board modifying a hear ing panel o rde r of suspension. .
(I) Suspension; (2) For a per iod of one (1) yea r ; (3) E f f e c t i v e RETROACTIVELY t o February 27, 1981. The Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board, reviewing two s e p a r a t e conso l ida ted hea r ing panel d e c i s i o n s , aff irmed t h e hea r ing panel f i n d i n g s , to-wit: t h a t Respondent neglec ted c e r t a i n personal i n j u r y l i t i g a t i o n over a period of two and a h a l f yea r s , f a i l e d t o communicate with t h e c l i e n t involved i n s z i d c a s e and f a i l e d t o answer t h e Request f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e G r i e - varies Adminis t ra tor i n regard t h e r e t o . Regarding a second Formal Complaint,
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i t was found t h a t Respondent neglec ted a c e r t a i n domestic r e l a t i o n s m a t t e r f a i l i n g t o p repare p leadings involving reduc t ion of c h i l d suppor t . Respon- dent was a l s o found t o have neglec ted a probate mat ter i n which he advised t h e c l i e n t no t t o appeal a c e r t a i n dec i s ion , but f a i l e d t o r e t u r n t h e
f i l e t o t h e c l i e n t and f a i l e d t o keep a p ~ o i n t m s n t so r communicate wich t h e c l i e n t , r e s u l t i n g i n e x p i r a t i o n of t h e t i m e i n which t h e ma t t e r could be appealed and p e n a l t i e s a g a i n s t t h e c l i e n t f o r h i s f a i l u r e t o make c o u r t appearances of which he was unaware. I n a s e p a r a t e m a t t e r , Respondent pre- pared modi f i ca t ion of support p leadings i n a domestic r e l a t i o n s a c t i o n , but f a i l e d t o f i l e t h e p leadings wi th t h e cour t o r provide t h e c l i e n t wi th copies and f a i l e d t o communicate wi th t h e c l i e n t regarding s a i d ma t t e r . Respondent a l s o f a i l e d t o answer t h r e e Requests f o r I n v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e Grievance Adminis t ra tor and two Formal Complaints, al though he appeared a t
t h e scheduled hea r ings . The panels found v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 1963, 953(1-4) and Canons 1, 6, 7, and 9 of t h e Code of P ro fess iona l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , to-wit:
DR1-102(A), (5) and (6) , DR6-lOI(A), (31, DR7-101(A), (21, (31, and DR9-102 B), ( 4 ) . Costs were assessed i n t h e consol ida ted mat ter i n t h e amount of $358.00. The Board's m o d i f i c a t i o n v a s based i n p a r t upon p rogress r e p o r t s submitted dur ing t h e pendency of t h e appeal b e f o r e t h e Board and a s t i p u l a t i o n between t h e Grievance Administrator and Respondent.
. . / S H N F . X DWAIw, Executive Dmi - DAVID BAKER LEWIS. Secretarv _, ow.f & General Counsel L''" Attorney Discipline Board
Dated:
March 2 , 1982
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