Mother’s Medicine

A mother’s desire to assist her incarcerated son deal with anxiety drew a reprimand from a Tri-County Hearing Panel of the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board

Reprimand, Effective April 29, 2017

The respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for a consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contains respondent’s admissions to the allegations that she committed professional misconduct when she gave her son, who was in jail following an arrest, anxiety medication, which was made from a controlled substance, without prior permission or authorization.

Based upon respondent’s admissions and the stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assisted or induced another to do so, or did so through the acts of another, in violation of MRPC 8.4(a); engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, in violation of MCR 9.104(1); engaged in conduct that exposed the legal profession orthe courts to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach, in violation of MCR 9.104(2); and engaged in conduct that was contrary to justice, ethics, honesty, or good morals, in violation of MCR 9.104(3).

The complaint in the matter is linked here. (Mike Frisch)