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NOTICE OF REPRIMAND F i l e No. DP-72/80 R e l a t e d NO. 3/80 JOHN M. JERECK (P15495) , 243 C a p i t a l Avenue N.E., B a t t l e Creek , M I 49017, by A t t o r n e y D i s c i p l i n e Board Kalamazoo C i r c u i t Hea r ing P a n e l "C".
(1) Reprimand; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 2 , 1981. The Formal Compla in t c h a r g e d t h a t Respondent was p a i d a r e t a i n e r t o comple t e a d i v o r c e a c t i o n begun by a n o t h e r a t t o r n e y , t h a t o v e r a p e r i o d o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y n i n e ( 9 ) months , Respondent r e n d e r e d c e r t a i n l e g a l s e r v i c e s and t h a t Respondent a t t e m p t e d t o c o l l e c t a c o n t i n g e n t f e e i n s a i d d i v o r c e m a t t e r , and t h a t s a i d f e e was f a r i n e x c e s s o f t h e o r i g i n a l f e e a g r e e d t o , i n v i o l a t i o n o f Canon 2 , DR 2-106 (C) and GCR 953 ( 2 - 4 ) .
The Hea r ing P a n e l found no v i o l a t i o n of DR 2-106 ( A ) , f i n d i n g t h a t t h e r e was no agreement p r o v i d i n g f o r a n i l l e g a l o r c l e a r l y e x c e s s i v e f e e . However, t h e P a n e l found a v i o l a t i o n o f DR 2-106 ( C ) , i n t h a t Respondent d i d a t t e m p t t o c h a r g e a c o n t i n g e n t f e e i n a d i v o r c e m a t t e r . Respondent was a s s e s s e d c o s t s o f $302.19.
L B David Baker Lewis , S e c r e t a r y
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Date o f I s s u a n c e :
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FEB 6 1981