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
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This i s t o inform the Courts o f the State of Michigan o f the f o l 1 o wing f i n a l Order o f D is c ip li n e: 9
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION F i l e No. 36464-A KENNETH D. HARRISON (PI 4689), 14024 Eureka Road, Southgate, M I 48195, by Attorney D i sc ip l i ne Board Wayne C i r c u i t Hearing Panel 12.
Respondent's Request f o r a Stay o f D i sc ip l i ne was denied, and h i s P e t i t i o n f o r Review was decided, a t which t ime the Board af f i rmed the deci s ion o f the Panel. (1 ) Suspension; (2) For a per iod o f one year; (3) E f f ec t i ve October 11, 1979. The Formal Complaint charged as fo l lows : Count I - Although re ta ined t o f i l e a Worker's Compensation claim, Respondent f a i l e d t o do so and f a l s e l y represented t o the c l i e n t t h a t sa id mat ter was pending and had been adjourned several times; Count I 1 - Respondent f a i l e d t o respond t o the Grievance Admin is t ra tor 's Request f o r I nves t i ga t i on o f the f ac t s al leged i n Count I; Count 111 - Respondent f a l s e l y represented t o another c l i e n t t h a t he had f i l e d a Worker's Compensation and personal i n j u r y c la im on the c l i e n t ' s behalf; Respondent's f a i l u r e t o f i l e sa id s u i t s resu l ted i n the loss o f sa id claims; Count I V - Respondent f a i l e d t o answer the Request f o r Inves t iga t ion i n regard t o the charges contained i n Count I 11 o f the Formal Complaint; Count V - A1 leges a cont inuing pa t t e rn o f misconduct and re fusa l t o cooperate w i t h the Grievance Administrator, cons t i t u t i ng a
separate v i o l a t i o n o f GCR 953(7).
The Hearing Panel decided against s e t t i n g aside the Defaul ts entered i n t h i s mat ter and found t h a t the f ac t s i n the Formal Complaint
had been proven and t h a t Respondent had v i o l a ted Canon 1, DR1-102(A)(1) (4) (5) and (6), Canon 7, DR7-101 ( A ) ( l ) and (2), and GCR 953 (1-4) and ( 7 ) , as we1 1 as GCR 962.1. Respondent f a i 1 e d t o appear before the D i s c i - p l i n e Board f o r a hearing conducted pursuant t o h i s request, and h i s review p e t i t i o n was dismissed by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board. Respondent was
found t o be i n contempt o f cou r t i n Wayne County C i r c u i t Court a f t e r having appeared as a counsel o f record i n a cou r t proceeding dur ing a term o f d i s c i p l i n a r y suspension and on the date Respondent was t o have answered the Order t o Show Cause issued by the Attorney D i s c i p l i n e Board.
June 9, 1980.
David Baker Lewis, Secretary ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
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