BOARD MEMBERS FREDERICK G. BUESSER. JR. JOHN L. COTI!. CHAIRPERSON MSCR. CLEMENT H. KERN DAVID BAKER LEWIS, SECRETARY FRANK J. MCDEVITT. D-O. WILLIAM G. REAMON LYNN H. SHECTER. VICE-CHAI RPERSON
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This i s t o in fo rm the Courts o f the Sta te o f Michigan of the f o l l o wing f i n a l Order o f D i sc i p l ine:
ORDER OF SUSPENSION 35yg3-k'
R. WAYNE MILLER (P17778), 14819 North Cove Creek, Phoenix, Arizona 85028, by r e t r o a c t i v e Order o f Wayne County Hearing Panel #14 o f t he At torney D i s c i p l i n e Board f o r a per iod o f n i ne t y (90) days, e f f e c t i v e January 22, 1979.
Respondent maintained an o f f i c e f o r the p rac t i ce o f law i n the c i t y o f F l i n t , Michigan, wh i l e engaged i n the p r a c t i c e o f law
i n the s t a t e o f Arizona and was suspended from p rac t i ce f o r a per iod o f s i x t y (60) days, e f f e c t i v e March 18, 1978 pursuant t o an Order of the Arizona Supreme Court. The Arizona d i s c i p l i n a r y ac t i on involved
c o m i n g l i n g o f personal and c l i e n t funds and issuance o f checks wi th- ou t s u f f i c i e n t funds i n a professional t r u s t account. The Michigan Grievance Admin is t ra tor sought d i s c i p l i n a r y ac t i on based on the ad jud ica t ion o f misconduct i n Arizona pursuant t o Canon I, DR 1-102 (A) (1) and (6) and former Supreme Court Rule 15.4 Respondent f a i l e d t o answer the Michigan Formal Complaint.
The Hearing Panel found v i o l a t i o n s o f the aforementioned ru l es i n a d d i t i o n t o Supreme Court Rule 15.2 (7 ) which provides t h a t f a i l u r e t o f i l e an Answer t o a Formal Complaint i s a l so grounds for a f i n d i n g o f misconduct. f
David Baker Lewis, Secretary At torney D is c i p l i n e Board