NOTICE OF REPRIMAND
(By Consent)
Case No. 23-7-JC
Notice Issued: August 16, 2023
Nelson O. Ropke, P 67575, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #18
Reprimand - Effective August 8, 2023
Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed an Amended Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The amended stipulation contained respondent’s admission that he was convicted on May 13, 2021, by pleading no contest to Failing to Stop or Identify After a Property Damage Accident, in violation of MCL 257.618, in a matter titled City of Grosse Pointe v Nelson Otto Ropke, Grosse Pointe Municipal Court, Case No. 21GR00046‑OD.
Based on respondent’s conviction, admission, and the parties’ amended stipulation, the panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he engaged in conduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, an ordinance, or tribal law pursuant to MCR 2.615, in violation of MCR 9.104(5) and MRPC 8.4(b).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $759.24.