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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT WITH CONDITION Case Nos. 16-73-AI; 16-109-JC Notice Issued: March 29, 2017 Trevor M. Robinson, P 69326, lansing, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Ingham County Hearing Panel #3.
Disbarred, Effective March 29, 20171 Respondent pleaded guilty to (1) the felonies of embezzlement of a public official, in violation of MCl 750.175; five counts of financial transaction device - steal/retain without consent, in violation of MCl 750.157(1); and four counts of uttering and publishing, in violation of MCl 750.249, in People of the State of Michigan v Trevor Matthew Robinson, 56th Circuit Court Case No. 16-020119-FH; and to (2) the misdemeanors of a violation of the occupation code - performing an occupation without a license, in violation of MCl 339.601 (3) and (4); and false pretenses $200-$1,000, in violation of MCl 750.218(3)(a)(4), in People of the State of Michigan v Trevor Matthew Robinson, 56-A District Court Case No. 15-1235-SM. In accordance with MCR 9.120(B)(1), respondent's license to practice law in Michigan was automatically suspended effective June 20, 2016, the date of respondent's felony conviction. Based on respondent's conviction, the panel found that he committed professional misconduct that violated a criminal law of a state or of the United States, contrary to MCR 9.104(5).
The panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan and that he not be eligible to file a petition for reinstatement until he provides proof that he has paid the restitution ordered in the underlying criminal matters and prior disciplinary matters and to the Client Protection Fund at the State Bar of Michigan for any funds which may have been paid to respondent's former clients. Total costs were assessed in the amount of $1,937.19.
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since April 29, 2015. Please see Notice of Suspension and Restitution With Condition issued April 29, 2015.