Below is a list of recent opinions and orders issued by the Attorney Discipline Board.
| Cherry, D. Michael
Granting Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration and Vacating Conditions
Board Order
Decided: 12/14/21
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| Bartko, Gregory
Affirming Hearing Panel Order Dismissing Petition for Reinstatement, Denying Motion for Peremptory, Granting Motion for Leave to File Appendix, and Denying Emergency Motion to Strike Supplemental Authority
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 12/06/21
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| Attorney, Anonymous
Granting Petition for Interlocutory Review, Dismissing Formal Complaint Without Prejudice, Granting Motion to Permanently Seal Record, and Dismissing Motion to Disqualify Hearing Panel
Board Order
Decided: 11/30/21
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| Attorney, Anonymous
Order Approving Request to Change to Active Status
Board Order
Decided: 11/23/21
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| Benson, Alexander H.
Granting Request for Interlocutory Review and Affirming Hearing Panel Order
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 09/28/21
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| Bazzo, Phillip G.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Disbarment
Board Order
Decided: 09/28/21
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| Cherry, D. Michael
Affirming Hearing Panel Order Modifying Conditions
Board Order
Decided: 09/23/21
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| Easthope, Christopher S.
Affirming, In Part, And Reversing, In Part, the Hearing Panel’s Findings of Misconduct and Reducing Discipline From a One-Year Suspension to a 180-Day Suspension
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 09/17/21
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| Wietrzynski, Lukasz
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Disbarment & Restitution and Vacating Order Granting Interim Stay
Board Order
Decided: 09/15/21
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| Beck, S. Garrett
Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration
Board Order
Decided: 09/08/21
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| Nitzkin, Gary D.
Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration
Board Order
Decided: 08/24/21
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| General Order, ADB 2021-1
Regarding Operations in Light of COVID-19
Board Order
Decided: 08/23/21
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| Saleh, Hussian
Eligibility for Reinstatement
Board Order
Decided: 08/19/21
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| Porter, Vincent DeMarti
Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration
Board Order
Decided: 07/23/21
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| Peterson, Lisa Jeanne
Vacating Hearing Panel Order of Dismissal and Remanding for Hearing
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 06/24/21
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| Howe, Peter T.
Vacating Hearing Panel Order of Eligibility for Reinstatement With Condition and Denying Petition for Reinstatement
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 06/18/21
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| Beck, S. Garrett
Vacating Order of Dismissal, Reversing Order Granting Respondent's Motion for Relief, and Remanding to Hearing Panel for Hearing on Misconduct
Board Order
Decided: 06/02/21
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| Szilagyi, Anthony J.
Modifying Hearing Panel Finding of Misconduct, Reducing Discipline From a 30-Day Suspension to a Reprimand, Reducing Costs and Affirming Condition
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 05/06/21
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| Jacobs, Catherine A.
Granting Request for Interlocutory Review, Denying Request for Oral Argument, and Affirming Hearing Panel Order
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 04/29/21
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| Nitzkin, Gary D.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of 90-Day Suspension & Restitution With Condition and Ordering Additional Restitution
Board Order
Decided: 04/27/21
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| Combs, Scott E.
Increasing Discipline from a Three-Year Suspension to Disbarment and Modifying Restitution
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 04/01/21
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| Paterson, Andrew A.
Denying Petition for Interlocutory Review
Board Order
Decided: 03/02/21
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| Paterson, Andrew A.
Opinion and Order Granting Respondent's Motion to Disqualify Board Member Alan Gershel
Board Order
Decided: 01/20/21
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| Nassif, Nader W.
Order of Eligibility for Reinstatement
Board Order
Decided: 11/20/20
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| Reizen, Scott Robert
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Reprimand
Board Order
Decided: 10/01/20
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| Miller, Josephine S.
Affirming Order of Suspension
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 09/29/20
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| Lawrence, James
Increasing Discipline From a 100-Day Suspension to Disbarment, Affirming Restitution and Vacating Conditions
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 09/29/20
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| Koselka, John J.
Increasing Discipline From A One-Year Suspension With Restitution to Disbarment With Restitution
Board Order
Decided: 09/29/20
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| Karamoko, Jelani Azikiwe-Konata
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of 30-Day Suspension & Restitution With Condition
Board Order
Decided: 09/17/20
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| Combs, Scott E.
Denying, In Part, and Granting, In Part, Respondent's Petition For Stay of Order of Suspension And Restitution
Board Order
Decided: 09/16/20
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| Czuprynski, Edward M.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of 90-Day Suspension And Amending Conditions
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 07/13/20
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| Combs, Scott E.
Granting, In Part, Request for An Interim Stay of Order of Discipline
Board Order
Decided: 07/10/20
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| Sharp, Jeffrey R.
Increasing Discipline From a 30-Day Suspension to a 180-Day Suspension, Vacating Condition and Dismissing Motion to Increase Discipline
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 06/30/20
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| Canner, Robert A.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of 90-Day Suspension With Condition
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 06/15/20
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| General Order, ADB 2020-2
Regarding Operations in Light of COVID-19
Board Order
Decided: 05/13/20
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| Norton, Scott D.
Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration
Board Order
Decided: 04/06/20
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| General Order, ADB 2020-1
Regarding Operations in Light of COVID-19
Board Order
Decided: 03/24/20
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| Lozano, John P.
Increasing Discipline From a Three-Year Suspension to Disbarment and Affirming Restitution
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 04/30/20
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| Eaglin, Fulton B.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of 179-Day Suspension
Board Order
Decided: 02/27/20
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| Norton, Scott D.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Suspension And Restitution
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 02/04/20
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| Norsigian, Richard Shant
Affirming Hearing Panel Finding of Misconduct, Modifying Order of Discipline, and Imposing Order of Reprimand With Conditions
Board Order
Decided: 02/03/20
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| Hyman, Norman
Vacating Order of Suspension With Conditions and Granting Request to Transfer Respondent to Inactive Status Pursuant to MCR 9.121(B) (By Consent)
Board Order
Decided: 12/19/19
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| Friedman, Ernest
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of 60-Day Suspension
Case No. 18-37-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 10/08/19
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| Beck, S. Garrett
Granting Request for Interlocutory Review
Case Nos. 18-133-RD; 18-134-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 09/30/19
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| McCarthy, Timothy H., Jr.
Affirming Hearing Panel's Denial of Respondent's Motion for Postjudgment Relief
Case No. 19-3-MZ
Board Order
Decided: 09/27/19
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| Christensen, David E.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Reprimand
Case No. 18-71-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 09/27/19
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| Jackson, Carolyn J.
Increasing Discipline From a 180-Day Suspension to a Two-Year Suspension and Affirming Restitution
Case No. 18-58-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 05/07/19
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| MacDonald, Harold C.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Disbarment, Amending Order of Restitution and Adding Conditions
Case No. 17-59-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 03/19/19
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| Chaban, Mark A.
Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration and Denying Respondent's Motion to Strike Petitioner's Responses
Case No. 15-151-GA
Board Order
Decided: 02/14/19
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| Hadden, Donnelly W.
Increasing Discipline From a 45-Day Suspension to Disbarment
Case No. 15-105-GA
Board Order
Decided: 01/09/19
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| Chaban, Mark A.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Suspension and Restitution
Case No. 15-151-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 12/19/18
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| Easthope, Christopher S.
Denying Respondent's Motion for Assignment to a New Hearing Panel
Case No. 17-136-GA
Board Order
Decided: 12/18/18
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| Shanaberger, William G.
Vacating Hearing Panel Order of Disbarment and Dismissing Grievance Administrator's Petition for Order to Show Cause
Case No. 18-33-MZ
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 11/20/18
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| Eason, Darryl W.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Discipline Imposing Condition
Case No. 17-25-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 11/19/18
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| Shulman, Lawrence B>
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Suspension And Restitution
Case No. 17-1-GA
Board Order
Decided: 10/22/18
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| Lutz, David G.
Discontinuance Without Prejudice
Case No. 18-114-GA
Board Order
Decided: 10/22/18
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| Shirvell, Andrew L.
Denying Respondent's Motion for Reconsideration and Denying Renewed Motion for Stay of Discipline
Case No. 15-49-GA
Board Order
Decided: 07/27/18
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| Tindall, Michael E.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Disbarment
Case No. 14-36-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 05/08/18
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| Shirvell, Andrew L.
Affirming Hearing Panel Order of Disbarment
Case No. 15-49-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 05/08/18
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| Cohen, Steven G.
Affirming Hearing Panel Finding of Misconduct, Vacating Order of Suspension, and Imposing Order of Reprimand
Case No. 15-28-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 04/25/18
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| Bruce, Ronald Thomas, Jr.
Reducing Suspension From 18 Months to 270 Days and Affirming Restitution and Condition
Case No. 16-101-GA
Board Order
Board Opinion
Decided: 01/25/18
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| Mikko, Dennis P.
Amended Order Affirming Hearing Panel Order Denying Petition for Reinstatement
Case No. 17-6-RP
Board Order
Decided: 01/10/18
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