BOARD MEMBERS: FREDERICK G; BUESSER. JR. JOHN L. COTE. CHAIRPERSON MSGR. CLEMENT H . KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS. SECRETARY FRANK J. MCDEVITT. D.O. WILLIAM G. REAMON LYNN H . SHECTER. VICE-CHAIRPERSON
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. X. DWAIHY COUNSEL/ADMINISTRATOR
SUITE 1260 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 48226
TELEPHONE: (313) 963-5553
This i s t o inform the Courts o f the Sta te o f Michigan o f the f o l l ow ing f i n a l Order o f D isc ip l i ne :
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION 3 5 ~ 7 0 - A
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M I 48195.
KENNETH D.
(1 ) (2) (3)
HARRISON (P14689), 14024 Eureka, Southgate,
Suspension; For a pe r iod o f one hundred f i f t y (15 0) days; E f f e c t i v e September 4, 1979.
The Formal Complaint charged t h a t Respondent f a i l e d t o f i l e a worker's compensation p e t i t i o n and misrepresented the progress of the purported s u i t and f ac t s r e l a t i v e t o a set t lement claimed t o have been negot iated by Respondent. The c l i e n t ' s c l a im was even tua l l y barred by the s t a tu te o f l i m i t a t i o n s ; sa id conduct c o n s t i t u t i n g a v i o l a t i o n o f GCR 953(1-4), Canon 1 , DR1-102(A) (4-5), Canon 6, DR6-101 (A) (3) , and Canon 7, DR7-101 ( A ) (2 ) . Respondent was a l so charged w i t h f a i l u r e t o respond t o the Grievance Adminis-
t r a t o r ' s Request f o r Inves t iga t ion .
Respondent p e t i t i o n e d the At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board f o r review o f the dec is ion o f Wayne County Hearing Panel #5 which was
based on a d e f a u l t entered against Respondent. Contempt proceedings were i n i t i a t e d by the Grievance Admin is t ra tor due t o Respondent's continued engagement i n the p rac t i ce o f law wh i le under suspension, t o w i t : A C i r c u i t Court appearance a t the t ime and date on which
Respondent was scheduled t o appear before the At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board. Respondent having knowingly f a i l e d t o appear f o r the Review Hearing be fo re - the Board and having f a i l e d t o request an adjournment o r otherwise exp la in h i s absence, the P e t i t i o n f o r Review was dismissed. 4L4'l& L 1 David Baker Lewis, Secretary Dated: February 22, 1980. ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD