STATE OF MICHIGAN Attorney Discipline Board
2021-Sep-28
GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATOR, Attorney Grievance Commission,
Petitioner/Appellee, v ALEXANDER H. BENSON, P 43210, Respondent/Appellant. /
Case Nos. 20-58-GA
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR INTERLOCUTORY REVIEW AND AFFIRMING HEARING PANEL ORDER
Issued by the Attorney Discipline Board 333 W. Fort St., Ste. 1700, Detroit, MI
On February 5, 2021, Tri-County Hearing Panel #53 entered an Order Denying Motion for Partial Summary Disposition. On February 19, 2021, respondent filed a petition for interlocutory review pursuant to MCR 9.118(A). The Attorney Discipline Board has considered respondent’s petition for interlocutory review, petitioner’s response, the briefs before the panel, and is otherwise fully advised;
NOW THEREFORE, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying opinion, IT IS ORDERED that respondent’s request for interlocutory review of the hearing panel’s Order Denying Motion for Partial Summary Disposition is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the hearing panel’s February 5, 2021, order is AFFIRMED. ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
By:
Jonathan E. Lauderbach , Chairperson
Dated: September 28, 2021 Board members Jonathan E. Lauderbach, Michael B. Rizik, Jr., Barbara Williams Forney, Karen D. O'Donoghue, Linda S. Hotchkiss, M.D., Michael S. Hohauser, Peter A. Smit, and Linda M. Orlans, concur in this decision.
Board member Alan Gershel is recused and did not participate.