NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC INTERIM SUSPENSION
Case No. 23-99-GA
Notice Issued: December 21, 2023
W. Dane Carey, P 79898, Grayling, MI
Effective May 12, 2023
On May 12, 2023, respondent was convicted by guilty plea of C/S Poss of Methamphetamine, in violation of MCL 333.74032B1; and, Computers-Internet-Com w/Other Crim, in violation of MCL 750.145D2D, both felony offenses, in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v William Dane Carey, 86th District Court for the County of Grand Traverse, Case No. 23-9019-FY-1.[1] 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 convictions.
This matter was 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 pleaded guilty to two added felony counts, as referenced above, with the understanding that upon the successful completion of one-year of the Court’s drug court program, both offenses would be reduced to Use of an Analogue, in violation of MCL 3337404(2)(b), and Use of a Computer to Commit Misdemeanor, in violation of MCL 752.797(3)(a), both misdemeanor offenses.