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NOTICE OF THREE-YEAR SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 22-25-RD Notice Issued: February 21, 2023 Eric Cameron Hoort, P 84656, Zeeland, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Ottawa County Hearing Panel #1
Suspension - Three Years, Effective February 17, 2023 The Grievance Administrator filed a notice of filing of reciprocal discipline pursuant to MCR 9.120(C) that attached a certified copy of a Disbarment Order issued by the Supreme Court of the State of Washington on August 10, 2021, that disbarred respondent from practicing law in the State of Washington, effective August 17, 2021, in a matter titled In Re Eric Cameron Hoort, WSBA #29360, Supreme Court No 202, 017-8.
Contemporaneously with the Notice of Filing of Reciprocal Discipline, the parties filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Suspension pursuant to MCR 9.115(F)(5). After reviewing the parties’ stipulation, the panel communicated its concerns in writing to the parties pursuant to MCR 9.115(F)(5)(c)(ii) and requested that they appear for a status conference to address the panel’s concerns. After the status conference was held, the panel issued a notice of intent to reject the stipulation for consent order of discipline, and subsequently scheduled a second status conference during which the parties offered more information and answered further questions from the panel. Shortly thereafter, the parties filed an Amended Stipulation for Consent Order of Suspension, which was accepted by the hearing panel.
Based on the certified copy of the order of disbarment issued by the Supreme Court of the State of Washington and respondent’s acknowledgment that he was found to have knowingly violated a temporary order for protection, and to have falsely certified that no disciplinary investigation was pending against him at the time he executed a request to voluntarily resign his license to practice law, in violation of Washington Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(c), (i) and (j), as set forth in the amended stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent committed misconduct as set forth in MCR 9.120(C)(1). The panel ordered that respondent be suspended from the practice of law in Michigan for three years, effective February 17, 2023. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,157.72.