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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT (Pending Appeal) Case No. 11-24-GA Notice Issued: June 18, 2013
Daniel L. Mercier, P 72620, Troy, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #67.
1. Disbarment 2. Effective April 15, 2013 Based upon respondent's admissions in his answer to the first amended complaint and his answers placed on the record, the hearing panel found that respondent had failed, as an applicant for admission to the bar, to inform the standing committee on character and fitness, in writing, that
his answers in his affidavit of personal history had changed and/or ceased to be true, in violation of MRPC 8.1 (b)(2); violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, contrary to MRPC 8.4(a); and engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or violation of the criminal law, where such conduct reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty,
trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b).
The panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice law in Michigan, effective February 13, 2013. Respondent filed a petition for review, along with a request for a temporary stay of discipline. On February 11, 2013, the Attorney Discipline Board granted respondent's
request for a temporary stay of discipline and ordered that respondent's disbarment would go into effect on April 15, 2013. On March 28, 2013, respondent filed a motion for final stay of discipline, which was denied by the Attorney Discipline Board on April 4, 2013, and respondent's disbarment from the practice of law in Michigan became effective on April 15, 2013.
Board.
This matter has been scheduled for review proceedings before the Attorney Discipline
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