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. Q'DONOGHUE MICHAEL B. RIZIK, JR.
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NOTICE OF DISBARMENT Case No. 16-58-RD Notice Issued: October 11,2016
Charles D. Septowski, P 34065, St. Louis, Missouri, by the Attorney Discipline Board. 1. Disbarment 2. Effective October 8, 2016 In a reciprocal discipline proceeding under MCR 9.120(C), the Grievance Administrator filed a certified copy of a Judgement of Disbarment entered by District 9 Grievance Committee Evidentiary Panel 9-3 of the State Bar of Texas on March 3, 2015, effective retroactively to February 27, 2015, Commission for Lawyer Discipline v Charles D. Septowski, Case No. 201400356.
An order regarding imposition of reciprocal discipline was served upon respondent on June 17,2016. The 21-day period referenced in MCR 9.120(C)(2)(b) expired without objection by either party and the respondent was deemed to be in default.1 Based on that default, the Attorney Discipline Board ordered that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law in Michigan. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,500.00. 4MaardkA.ZArm~
Dated: October 11, 2016
1 Respondent filed an objection to the imposition of reciprocal discipline ten days late and failed to provide an affidavit of meritorious defense or establish good cause for setting aside the default.