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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION (By Consent)
Case No. 21-61-JC Notice Issued: December 15, 2021 Michael H. Schuitema, P 72718, Petoskey, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Emmet County Hearing Panel #3.
Suspension - 30 Days, Effective December 13, 2021 Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed an Amended Stipulation for Consent Order of Thirty Day Suspension, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by a majority of the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admission that he was convicted by guilty plea of failure to stop at the scene of a property damage accident, a misdemeanor, in violation of MCL 257.618, in a matter titled People of the City of Petoskey v Michael H. Schuitema, 90 th District Court Case No. 20-0008-OT.
Based on respondent’s conviction, admissions and the parties’ amended stipulation, the panel majority found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he 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).
In accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel majority ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 30 days. Costs were assessed in the amount of $750.00.