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CHAIRPERSON REV. MICHAEL MURRAY VICE-CHAIRPERSON BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN
JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR. LINDA S. HOTCHKISS, MD
STATE OF MICHIGAN
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
211 WEST FORT STREET, SUITE 1410
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226-3236 PHONE: 313-963-5553 I FAX: 313-963-5571
MARK A. ARMITAGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WENDY A. NEELEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR KAREN M. DALEY ASSOCIATE COUNSEL SHERRY L. MIFSUD OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
ALLYSON M. PLOURDE CASE MANAGER OWEN R. MONTGOMERY CASE MANAGER JULIE M. LOISELLE RECEPTIONISTISECRETARY
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION Case No. 17-58-MZ (Ref. 15-114-AI; 15-138-JC) Notice Issued: November 27, 2017 Mark E. Harder, P 41104, Harrison Twp., Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #103.
Suspension - 180 Days, Effective November 18,20171 The Grievance Administrator filed a petition for the entry of an order to show cause on May 19, 2017, alleging that respondent violated the panel's order by failing to comply with any of the conditions contained in the panel's September 15, 2016 order and, despite repeated correspondence from the Attorney Grievance Commission, respondent failed to respond. The petition further alleged that respondent violated his criminal probation in the underlying criminal matter. Respondent was requested to provide an answer to the Grievance Administrator's petition by June 13, 2017. When no answer was received, an order to show cause was issued by the Board and a hearing was scheduled. Respondent failed to appear at the show cause hearing held on July 25,2017.
Based on the evidence presented, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct by violating the hearing panel's September 15,2016 Order of Suspension With Conditions. Respondent was found to have engaged in conduct in violation of an order of discipline, in violation of MCR 9.104(9).
The panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 180 days. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,731.95.
~a~~ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since September 8, 2015. Please see Notice of Automatic Interim Suspension issued September 28, 2015. Grievance Administrator V Mark E. Harder, 15-114-AI; 15-138-JC.