On Friday, September 9, 2022, the Attorney Discipline Board of the State of Michigan issued a Notice of Reprimand relating to the Notice of Filing of Reciprocal Discipline pursuant to MCR9.120(C) that attached a certified copy of an Opinion and Order of public censure and one-year unsupervised period of probation with conditions, entered by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on May 12, 2022, against Washington attorney Jay B. Dorsey, III.
According to the filing:
“An order regarding imposition of reciprocal discipline was issued by the Board on June 27, 2022, ordering the parties to, within 21 days from service of the order, inform the Board in writing (i) of any objection to the imposition of comparable discipline in Michigan based on the grounds set forth in MCR 9.120(C)(1) and (ii) whether a hearing was requested. The 21-day period set forth in the Board’s June 27, 2022 order expired without objection or request for hearing by either party.”
On August 18, 2022, the Attorney Discipline Board ordered that respondent be reprimanded. Costs were assessed in the amount of $1,508.36.
The dispositive part of the Notice of Reprimand, states:
“Jay B. Dorsey, P73975, Washington DC, by the Attorney Discipline Board.
Reprimand, Effective September 9, 2022″
According to Lawyerdb, Mr. Dorsey, III attended the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1977. Dorsey practices in Washington, District of Columbia. He has been licensed in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
