No Palpable Error

The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has denied reconsideration of a 30-day suspension

On June 20, 2025, Respondent filed a motion seeking reconsideration of the Attorney Discipline Board’s May 29, 2025 Order Affirming, In Part, and Vacating, In Part, Findings of Misconduct, and Affirming Order of 30-Day Suspension. The Grievance Administrator filed a response requesting that respondent’s motion be denied.

The Board has considered respondent’s motion together with the response filed by the Grievance Administrator, and is otherwise fully advised;

NOW THEREFORE,

IT IS ORDERED that respondent’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED for the reason that she has failed to demonstrate palpable error by which the Board has been misled or to otherwise demonstrate that the May 29, 2025 decision of the Board was entered erroneously.

The misconduct involved failure to file motions for compassionate release as described in the board’s prior denial

We further find that a 30-day suspension is the proper sanction for respondent’s conduct. We agree with the panel that respondent’s blatant dishonesty is very troubling and warrants a suspension. However, the panel further found that the conduct was mitigated because it resulted, in part, from personal or emotional issues that respondent was suffering from at the time, including the loss of a loved one in early 2019, and being diagnosed with depression and later attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for which she has since received treatment with medication and talk therapy. (Tr 8/28/24, pp 8-9.) The panel’s analysis as to the appropriate sanction in this matter is sound, and correctly balances the seriousness of the misconduct with the relative lack of actual injury to the clients and the mitigation presented by respondent.

Upon careful consideration of the whole record, the Board is not persuaded that hearing panel’s decision to order a 30-day suspension was inappropriate, and it is affirmed.

(Mike Frisch)