NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
Case Nos. 22-88-AI; 23-86-JC
Notice Issued: October 29, 2024
Carl L. Collins, III, P 55982, Southfield, Michigan
Suspension - Three Years, Effective November 16, 2022
Respondent was convicted by a federal jury of five counts of Making a False Tax Return, a felony, in violation of 26 USC § 7602(1), in the matter titled United States v Carl L. Collins, III, Federal District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 19-cr-20685. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended, effective November 16, 2022, the date of respondent’s conviction.
Based on respondent’s conviction, Tri-County Hearing Panel #60 found that respondent 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 a 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).
The panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for three years, effective November 16, 2022. Costs were assessed in the amount of $3,469.27.