Grievance Administrator v. Underwood

This attorney discipline case requires us to decide whether respondent Underwood’s delayed petition for review was timely under MCR 9.118(A)(3). That rale directs the Attorney Discipline Board (adb) to treat the one-year limitation period in MCR 7.205(F) as a guideline, rather than as an absolute deadline. Because we hold that under the circumstances of this case, the adb did not abuse its discretion in considering respondent’s petition despite the one-year “guideline,” we must determine the appropriate sanction for Underwood’s misconduct. In light of our recent decision in Grievance…