MEMBERS LOUANN VAN DER WIELE 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 RECEPTION/STISECRETARY
NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC INTERIM SUSPENSION Case No. 18-2-AI Notice Issued: February 1, 2018 Celia B. Washington, P 54338, Detroit, Michigan. Effective January 2, 2018. On January 2, 2018, respondent pled guilty to conspiracy to violate 18 USC § 666 (theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds), in violation of 18 USC §§ 371 and 666(a),
felonies, in the matter of United States of America v Celia Washington, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, Case No. 2:17-cr-20662-DML-EAS. In accordance with MeR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended on the date her plea was accepted.
Upon the filing of a certified judgment of conviction, this matter will be assigned to a hearing panel for further proceedings. The interim suspension will remain in effect until the effective date of an order filed by a hearing panel.
~a~ Mark A. Armitage Executive Director