NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC INTERIM SUSPENSION
Case No. 23-101-JC
Notice Issued: December 8, 2023
Eric A. Buikema, P 58379, Farmington, MI
Effective August 7, 2023[1]
On August 7, 2023, respondent was convicted by guilty plea of one count of operating while intoxicated, third offense, in violation of MCL 257.625(1)(a), a felony offense, in a matter titled People v Eric Allen Buikema, Lapeer County Circuit Court, Case No. 23-014499-FH. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on the date of his felony conviction.
This matter has been assigned to a hearing panel for further proceedings. The interim suspension will remain in effect until the effective date of an order filed by a hearing panel under MCR 9.115(J).
[1] Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since June 20, 2019. Please see Notice of Suspension (By Consent), Case Nos. 19-15-MZ; 19-25-JC (Ref. 16-112-AI; 17-3-JC), issued July 2, 2019.