NOTICE OF REPRIMAND WITH CONDITIONS
(By Consent)
Case No. 24-82-GA
Notice Issued: November 7, 2024
Kent Alan Lee Wood, II, P 70596, Lansing, Michigan
Reprimand, Effective November 6, 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 Ingham County Hearing Panel #4. The stipulation contained respondent's admissions to the factual allegations and allegations of professional misconduct set forth in the formal complaint, namely that respondent committed professional misconduct by paying referral fees to nonlawyers and otherwise sharing legal fees with nonlawyers.
Based upon respondent’s admissions and the parties stipulation, the panel found that respondent entered into an agreement for, charged, and/or collected an illegal or clearly excessive fee, in violation of MRPC 1.5(a); shared legal fees with a nonlawyer, in violation of MRPC 5.4(a); gave something of value to a person for recommending the lawyer’s services, in violation of MRPC 7.2(c); engaged in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation of MRPC 8.4(c) and MCR 9.104(1); engaged in conduct that exposes the legal profession or the courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); and engaged in conduct that is contrary to justice, ethics, honesty, or good morals, in violation of MCR 9.104(3).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the panel ordered that respondent be reprimanded and subject to certain conditions. Costs were assessed in the amount of $761.54.