The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board affirmed the denial of reinstatement of a petitioner who had been suspended for 35 months.

 While serving as an elected treasurer of the Lansing Black Lawyers Association (LBLA), from March 2004 through April 2005, respondent made numerous unauthorized withdrawals from the State Employees Credit Union where the LBLA maintained its financial accounts totaling approximately $8,000.

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 Specifically, the panel found that petitioner failed to provide full and complete information to the State Bar of Illinois regarding his suspended status from the practice of law in Michigan;  he engaged in a pattern of domestic abuse and continued to present anger management issues; he has a long-term history of past misconduct involving domestic violence and other personal protection orders entered against him; a long-term history of past misconduct and inappropriate behavior, which included a suspended driver’s license; debt and collection lawsuits in which petitioner was a named party; arrests for prowling and breaking and entering; theft from his fraternity and the LBLA, where he held positions of trust; and a history of three grievances filed against him by clients during his short tenure as a lawyer in Illinois…

 On March 24, 2007, while his underlying disciplinary matter in Michigan was pending, petitioner submitted an application to the Illinois Bar to be admitted to practice law in Illinois on motion, pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 705. On October 15,2007, petitioner provided additional documents to support his application for admission. Included in those documents was a certificate from the Michigan Supreme Court certifying that petitioner had been licensed to practice law in Michigan in December 1975 and remained in good standing since. On December 6, 2007, Petitioner submitted an attorneys’ questionnaire on which, in answer to the question “Has your professional conduct ever been called into question by a client, a court, a bar association, another lawyer, or any other person?” petitioner stated:

I recall an opposing attorney filing a grievance against me in about 1989. I cannot recall the specific compliant [sic] however it was responded to by myself and it dtermined [sic] to be meritless by the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission. The second situation pertains to a current probationary matter. From about 2004 to 2005 I took money from a bank account in which I was the treasurer for the Lansing Black Lawyers Assoc. I used the money to pay personal expenses including giving money to a relative (my Aunt Judy) and purchasing my drugs. I admitted wrongdoing when confronted and I subquently [sic] repaid money I took. All records are with Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission, 243 W Congress, Detroit, Michigan 48226.

 Petitioner also answered affirmatively questions that asked whether disciplinary charges were now pending against him and whether he had previously been disciplined, but in response to the next question that requested further details, he simply referenced the reader to “see [the quote] above.”