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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 21-55-GA Notice Issued: December 15, 2021 Cyril C. Hall, P 29121, Dearborn, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #26.
Suspension - 30 Days, Effective December 1, 2021 The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline and Waiver, in accordance with 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 to the allegations that he committed professional misconduct as the result of his improper use of his IOLTA account from June 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
Based upon respondent’s admissions as set forth in the stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent held funds other than client or third person funds (i.e., earned fees) in an IOLTA, in violation of MRPC 1.15(a)(3); failed to hold property of his clients or third persons separately from his own, in violation of MRPC 1.15(d); deposited his own funds into an IOLTA, (i.e., by keeping fees in the account after they became earned), in excess of an amount reasonably necessary to pay financial institution service charges or fees or to obtain a waiver of service charges or fees, in violation of MRPC 1.15(f); and as a partner in a firm, failed to make reasonable efforts to ensure that the firm had in effect measures giving reasonable assurance that a non-lawyer’s conduct was compatible with the professional obligations of the lawyer, in violation of MRPC 5.3(a).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 30 days, effective December 1, 2021, pursuant to the parties’ agreement. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,318.33.