NOTICE OF DISBARMENT WITH CONDITION
(By Consent)
Case Nos. 22-86-AI; 22-90-JC
Notice Issued: September 8, 2023
Thomas E. Moorhead, P 23231, Owosso, MI, by the Attorney Discipline Board Ingham County Hearing Panel #4
Disbarment, Effective September 8, 2023[1]
Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Disbarment, pursuant to MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admissions that he was convicted on July 14, 2022, by guilty plea, of the felony offense of Check-Non Sufficient Funds $500.00 or More, in violation of MCL 750.1313C, in a matter titled People v Thomas Edward Moorhead, Ingham County Circuit Court, Case No. 21-006004-VJCM-C30; 21-5558-FH and that his conviction constituted professional misconduct, in violation of MCR 9.104(5). In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended, effective July 14, 2022, the date the court accepted respondent's guilty plea.
Based on respondent’s admissions and the stipulation of the parties, 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).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan, and that he be subject to a condition relevant to the established misconduct. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $817.27.
[1] Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since July 14, 2022. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued November 29, 2022.