MEMBERS REV. MICHAEL MURRAY CHAIRPERSON JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH VICE-CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY
SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN
KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD ANNA FRUSHOUR
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OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case Nos. 17-153-AI; 18-104-JC
Notice Issued: December 3,2018
Derrick N. Okonmah, P 68221, Clarkston, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #1.
Suspension - 18 Months, Effective December 19,2017.
The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5),w hich was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent's admission that he was convicted in a matter titled People of the State of Michigan v Derrick Nnabuife Okonmah, Oakland County Circuit Court, Case No. 17 -265385-FH, of Operating While Impaired per se,3 rd Offense,a felony, in violation of MCl 257.625(1) and (9)(c),a nd Driving While License Suspended,2 nd Offense or Subsequent Offense, a misdemeanor, in violation of MCR 257.9 04(3)(a) and (b). Based on respondent's conviction and the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct by engaging in conduct that violated a criminal law of the State of Michigan, in violation of MCR 9.104(5).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 18 months and that he be subject to conditions relevant to the established misconduct. Costs were assessed in the amount of $783.96.
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