NOTICE OF DISBARMENT
(By Consent)
Case Nos. 23-50-AI; 23-105-JC
Notice Issued: February 22, 2024
Samir W. Mashni, P 32552, Redford, MI, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #15
Disbarment, Effective February 16, 2024
Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, 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 acknowledgment that he was convicted by guilty plea, on January 18, 2023, of the felony offense of Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Mail Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1341, and 1346, and that his conviction constituted professional misconduct.
Based on 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), and engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or violation of the criminal law, where such conduct reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $774.47.