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BOARD MEMBERS FREDERICK G. BUESSER. JR. JOHN L. COTC. CHAIRPERSON

STATE O F M I C H I G A N

J O H N F X. DWA(HY Execut ive D l r ec to r

MSGR. CLEMENT H . KERN & Ge,",$rr,a,160C~~n~el DAYID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J. MCDEVITT. D.O. 3 3 3 W. FORT STREET G. DETROIT. MICHIGAN 4 8 2 2 6 WI.LL-IA M REAMON LYNN H SHECTER. TELEPHONE 13131 9 6 3 - 5 5 5 3 VICE-CHAIRPERSON T h i s i s t o inform t h e Cour t s of t h e S t a t e of Michigan o f t h e fo l l owing Order of D i s c i p l i n e :

NOTICE OF REVOCATION F i l e No. DP-131/80 F i l e No. DP-142/80 NORMAN S. MOSS (P18028) , 19875 Mack Avenue, Grosse Po in t e Woods, M I 48236, by At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Pane l "T".

( 1) Revocation ; ( 2 ) E f f e c t i v e December 15, 1980. Respondent was charged i n two s e p a r a t e com- p l a i n t s ( t o t a l of s i x c o u n t s ) . The f i r s t c o u n t charged: F a i l u r e t o r e n d e r an account ing i n a p roba t e m a t t e r ,

wherein Respondent was appo in t ed Executor , pu r suan t t o a w i l l p r o v i s i o n which he d r a f t e d f o r t h e deceden t , t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o appea r , pursuant t o an Order t o Show Cause why he should n o t be h e l d i n contempt; t h a t Respondent, a f t e r e v e n t u a l l y f i l i n g a f i r s t annual accoun t , f a i l e d t o t a k e a d d i t i o n a l s t e p s t o have t h e account a l l owed , t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o account f o r o r d e l i v e r t o a succes so r f i d u c i a r y named by t h e Cour t e s t a t e funds a l l e g e d t o be i n t h e amount of $20,739.40, and t h a t Respondent commingled and conve r t ed t h e remain- i n g a s s e t s o f s a i d e s t a t e t o h i s own use i n v i o l a t i o n o f GCR 953, 962.1, and Canons 1, 6 , 7 and 9 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y . The Complaints a l s o charged f i l i n g of a f a l s e p r o b a t e account , f a i l u r e t o make accoun t ings t o c l i e n t s , f a i l u r e t o n o t i f y c l i e n t

of r e c e i p t o f c l i e n t funds , f a i l u r e t o ma in t a in complete r e c o r d s of c l i e n t fund , f a i l u r e t o make prompt payments t o c l i e n t s , improper r e t e n t i o n and convers ion o f c l i e n t funds h e l d i n a T r u s t account t o s a t i s f y f e e c l a ims ,

c o n s t i t u t i n g a l l e g e d s e p a r a t e v i o l a t i o n s of GCR 953 and Canons 1, 6 , 7 and 9 o f t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l Respon- s i b i l i t y .

Respondent and t h e Grievance Admin i s t r a to r e n t e r e d i n t o a S t i p u l a t i o n f o r an Order s t r i k i n g Respondent 's name from t h e r o l l of a t t o r n e y s , whereby Respondent admi t t ed t h e c h a r g e s con ta ined i n Count I of one of t h e Formal Compla in ts , F i l e DP 142/80 ( t h e f i r s t c o u n t , d e s c r i b e d a b o v e ) , and a g r e e i n g t o t h e r e v o c a t i o n o f Respondent ' s l i c e n s e pu r suan t t o GCR

964.13. The Hearing Panel Order of Revocat ion was made e f f e c t i v e on December 15 , 1980. ~&P&L*,

David Baker Lewis, S e c r e t a r y

Date of I s suance :

FEB 6 1981

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