BOARD MEMBERS FREDERICK G. BUESSER. JR JOHN L. COT^, CHAIRPERSON
MSGR. CLEMENT H. KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J . MCDEVITT. 0 . 0 . WILLIAM G. REAMON LYNN H. SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE O F MICHIGAN
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This i s t o inform the Courts o f the State o f Michigan o f the f o l l ow ing Order o f D isc ip l i ne :
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. DP-70180 Re1 ated: 36269 JOHN SKOMSKI (P20562), 19866 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Woods, M I 48236, by order o f the At torney D i sc i p l i ne Board approving ConsentIDiscip l ine requested by the p a r t i e s pursuant t o GCR 964.6(e).
( 1) Suspension ; (2 ) For a pe r iod o f 6 months; ( 3 ) E f f e c t i v e November 3, 1980. The Formal Complaint charged t h a t i n December, 1976, Respondent was t r ans fe r red t o I nac t i ve Status i n l i e u o f d i s c i p l i n e and as the r e s u l t o f a pending Formal Complaint charging him w i t h pro fess iona l misconduct and t h a t Respondent, wh i le on I nac t i ve Status, was consul ted regarding a prospect ive c l i e n t ' s m a r i t a l problems and t h a t Respondent accepted a r e t a i n e r f o r purposes o f i n s t i t u t i n g an ac t i on f o r d ivorce and t h a t Respondent prepared o r caused t o be pre- pared a Complaint f o r Divorce and caused the same t o be f i l e d i n the Macomb County C i r c u i t Court and, t h a t t he rea f t e r the c l i e n t was unable t o contact Respondent and t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t h e Griev- ance Admin is t ra to r ' s Request f o r I nves t i ga t i on o f the matter, i n v io -
l a t i o n o f Canons 1 and 3 o f the Code o f Professional Respons ib i l i t y , DR 1-102 (A)(3-6), DR 3-101 ( B ) and GCR 953 (1-5).
Respondent f a i l e d t o answer t he Formal Complaint and a Defau l t was entered. On the date o f the hear ing before the Panel, Respondent appeared and f i l e d a l a t e Answer admi t t i ng t o c e r t a i n substant ive a l l e - gat ions i n the Formal Complaint. The Defau l t was se t aside and Counsel
f o r t he Grievance Admin is t ra tor and Respondent entered on the record a S t i p u l a t i o n i nvo l v i ng admission t o the Complaint, consent t o suspen- s ion f o r a pe r iod o f s i x months and an oppor tun i ty f o r Respondent t o submit m i t i g a t i n g evidence and an explanation. The matter was sub- m i t t ed by t he Panel t o the At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board which approved the agreement and assessed costs o f t h e t r a n s c r i p t before the Panel i n the amount o f $79.00.
December
I , 1980.
David Baker Lewis, Secretary