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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT Case No. 14-36-GA Notice Issued: July 16, 2018 Michael E. Tindall, P 29090, Falls Church, Virginia, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #104.
Disbarred, Effective September 20, 2017 Based on the evidence presented by the parties at the hearings held in this matter, the hearing panel found that respondent committed the professional misconduct alleged in the formal complaint by bringing frivolous proceedings and asserting frivolous issues, in violation of MRPC 3.1. The panel also found that respondent engaged in conduct that involved dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation, where such conduct reflected adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer, in violation of MRPC 8.4(b); engaged in conduct that was in violation of the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, in violation of MRPC 8.4(a) and MCR 9.104(4); engaged in conduct that was prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation of MRPC 8.4(c) and MCR 9.104(1); engaged in conduct that exposed the legal profession or the courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); and engaged in conduct that was contrary to justice, in violation of MCR 9.104(3).
The panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law. Respondent filed a timely petition for review and a request for a stay of discipline which was denied by the Board on September 21, 2017. Upon review, the Board affirmed the hearing panel's order of disbarment on June 13, 2018. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $4,804.94.
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