STATE OF MICHIGAN Attorney Discipline Board GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATOR, Attorney Grievance Commission,
Petitioner/Appellee, v WILLIAM G. SHANABERGER, P 41912,
,OiB NOV 20
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Case No. 18-33-MZ (Ref. 16-6-JC; 16-7- GA)
Respondent!A ppellant. __________________________~I
ORDER VACATING HEARING PANEL ORDER OF DISBARMENT AND DISMISSING THE GRIEVANCE ADMINISTRATOR'S PETITION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Issued by the Attorney Discipline Board 211 W. Fort St., Ste. 1410, Detroit, MI
On July 17, 2018, Tri-County Hearing Panel #74 of the Attorney Discipline Board issued an order disbarring respondent from the practice law, effective August 8, 2018. Respondent filed a petition for review and request for stay of discipline on August 7, 2018. An interim stay of the order of disbarment was entered, pending receipt of a response to the petition for stay 'from the Grievance Administrator and further consideration by the Board. The Grievance Administrator did not respond to the petition for stay, so the interim stay remained in place during the pendency of the review proceedings.
The Attorney Discipline Board has conducted review proceedings in accordance with MCR 9.118, including review of the evidentiary record before the hearing panel and consideration of the briefs and arguments presented by the parties at a review hearing conducted on October 16, 2018.
NOW THEREFORE,
IT IS ORDERED that, for the reasons set forth in the attached opinion, Tri-County Hearing Panel #74's Order of Disbarment, issued July 17, 2018, is VACATED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Grievance Administrator's Petition for Entry of an Order to Require Respondent to Show Cause Why Discipline Should Not Be Increased for Failure to Comply With Conditions, filed March 20, 2018, is DISMISSED.
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE BOARD
Dated: November 20, 2018
By:
Rev. Michael Murray, Chairper .l. •• " • '.-. _~.o'!S_._ '- '. '..
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Board members Jonathan E. Lauderbach, Barbara Williams Forney, James A. Fink, John W. Inhulsen, Karen O'Donoghue, Michael B. Rizik, Jr., and Anna Frushour concur in this decision.
Board members Rev. Michael Murray and Linda S. Hotchkiss, M.D. were absent and did not participate.