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In Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. James Robert Michael, No. 48 DB 2008, the Disciplinary Board found that respondent commingled and misappropriated approximately $100,000 over a four year period but respondent provided credible Braun mitigation.
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Nos. 1370 Disciplinary Docket No. 3, 48 DB 2008.
April 8, 2010.
Attorney Registration No. 50861. Westmoreland County.
ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of April, 2010, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendations of the Disciplinary Board dated December 18, 2009, the Petition for Review and response thereto, the request for oral argument is denied and it is hereby
ORDERED that James Robert Michael is suspended from the Bar of this Commonwealth for a period of three years retroactive to March 31, 2008, and he shall comply with all the provisions of Rule 217, Pa.R.D.E.
It is further ORDERED that respondent shall pay costs to the Disciplinary Board pursuant to Rule 208(g), Pa.R.D.E.
Justices SAYLOR and McCAFFERY dissent, as they would impose the five years recommended by the Disciplinary Board.