Notices

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION

Case No.  23-8-GA

Notice Issued: March 11, 2024

David L.  Wisz, P 55981, Birmingham, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #54

Suspension - 18 Months, Effective March 9, 2024^[1]

The Grievance Administrator filed a formal complaint alleging that respondent engaged in professional misconduct when he applied for a position as a patent attorney even though his license to practice law was suspended from a prior unrelated disciplinary matter, when he knowingly and intentionally submitted an outdated resume that contained false information in order to deceive his prospective employer, and when he made a false statement about his employment history in his affidavit of personal history attached to his petition for reinstatement, filed on May 28, 2022.

The panel found that respondent made a false statement of material fact regarding his employment history on his affidavit of personal history, in violation of MRPC 8.1(a)(1) and MCR 9.104(6); submitted false information in his affidavit of personal history and that this submission was dishonest, deceitful, and a misrepresentation, reflecting adversely on his honesty, trustworthiness, and fitness as a lawyer, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b); held himself out as an attorney while his license to practice law was suspended, in violation of MCR 9.119(E)(4); and violated an order of discipline by submitting a resume that listed respondent's Michigan bar license while his license was suspended, in violation of MCR 9.104(9).  The panel also found that respondent’s conduct violated MCR 9.104(1)-(3) and MRPC 8.4(c).

The panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 18 months, effective March 9, 2024.  Costs were assessed in the amount of $2,208.00.