Below is a list of recent opinions and orders issued by the Attorney Discipline Board.
| 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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| Scott E., Combs
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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