MEMBERS LOUANN VAN DERWIELE CHAIRPERSON REV. MICHAEL MURRAY VICE-CHAIRPERSON DULCE M. FULLER SECRETARY JAMES A. FINK JOHN W. INHULSEN JONATHAN E. LAUDERBACH BARBARA WILLIAMS FORNEY KAREN D. O'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITION Case No. 16-41-MZ (Ref. 14-125-GA) Notice Issued: December 13,2016 David J. Gorosh, P 53134, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri County Hearing Panel #62.
Disbarment, Effective December 13, 2016 The Grievance Administrator filed a motion for an order to show cause on April 29, 2016, seeking additional discipline for respondent's failure to comply with the hearing panel's Order of Suspension, issued November 3, 2015. Respondent was requested to provide an answer to the Grievance Administrator's motion by June 2, 2016. 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 14, 2016.
Based on the evidence presented, the hearing panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct by failing to comply with the hearing panel's November 3, 2015 Order of Suspension. Respondent failed to file an affidavit of compliance pursuant to MCR 9.119(C); failed to comply with the restrictions set forth in MCR 9.119(D) and held himself out as an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan and available to represent a client in a new legal matter when he was not; accepted a new retainer as an attorney in a new matter, in violation of MCR 9.119(D); and failed to comply with the restrictions set forth in MCR 9.119(F) and accepted compensation for legal services in violation of that rule.
The panel ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice law in Michigan. The panel also ordered that respondent be required to pay restitution in the amount of $2,000 to Raul A. Ortega. Additionally, respondent was ordered to return all of the documents that Mr. Ortega
~i~ed. to. him at their inJtial meeting.. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,843.88. pt,~4 a a~~ , -.
Mark A. Armitage