Southern Exposure

Michigan tri-county hearing panels have imposed sanctions in two unrelated criminal matters.

One involved a Florida incident

Based upon respondent’s admissions and the stipulation of the parties, the panel found that respondent committed professional misconduct when he pushed another driver during a traffic dispute and later pled no contest to battery, a misdemeanor, in contravention of Section 784.03(a) or 784.03(1)(a)(2), Florida Statutes (M-1)…While respondent was sentenced to six months of probation and anger management counseling, the court withheld adjudication of the charge, and after respondent successfully completed probation no conviction was entered.

A reprimand was imposed.

The same sanction was ordered for a Georgia offense.

Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order of Reprimand, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admission that he was convicted by a no contest plea of O.C.G.A. § 40-6-391(a)(1) (“DUI Less Safe”), a misdemeanor, in the State Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia, accusation number 18CR006823C.

(Mike Frisch)