The probate court properly surcharged an attorney after a deceased client’s settlement was embezzled from his IOLTA account.
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Professional Responsibility – Attorney surcharged for keeping settlement in IOLTA account
Grand Rapids attorney named to Kent probate bench
Gov. Rick Snyder has selected a member of Miller, Johnson to fill a vacancy in the Kent County Probate Court.
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Report: Child porn case for stepfather of slain EMU student ruled a mistrial
Judge Daniel White confirmed the mistrial after Turnquist’s attorney made a motion for it due to “discovery violations,” noting that he wasn’t provided with a search warrant that led to police finding the alleged pornographic images.
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Notice Of Disbarment And Restitution
The respondent failed to return an unearned fee and held himself out as an attorney while his license was suspended.
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Open-carry Christmas Eve gun stop, arrest nets $35,000 settlement
A man who claimed he was wrongfully arrested on Christmas Eve while legally open-carrying his pistol has reached a $35,000 settlement with the officer who stopped him, according to the man’s attorney.
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Traverse City attorney in murder-for-hire plot is disbarred
Clarence K. Gomery, a Traverse City defense lawyer, has been disbarred. Gomery pleaded guilty earlier this year to hiring a man to murder another attorney.
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Family of woman killed in recalled Jeep Liberty to file lawsuit
The family of a pregnant woman killed in a recalled Chrysler Jeep says the company's fine and buyback are too little, too late.
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MIPs issued for teen survivors of Stony Creek crash
The Washington Township attorney has issued misdemeanor warrants for the two survivors of the Stony Creek car crash that killed three teens on May 8.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by doctor terminated after Facebook comment
Judge Gordon Quist, of the U.S. District Court in West Michigan, said the lawsuit against Spectrum Health was dismissed because the court lacks jurisdiction over the case.
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Parties in ‘family lawsuit’ argued damages for dog bite
The case was a one-day summary jury trial.
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