On Friday, October 14, 2022, the Attorney Discipline Board of the State of Michigan issued a Notice of Suspension and Restitution relating to the charges of attorney discipline against Detroit attorney Phillip D. Comorski.
The case was brought by the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission, Case No22-43-GA.
The charges cited Comorski’s violation of Rules 1.1 (a), 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.4(b), and 8.4(b) of the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct.
The Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct can be found here.
According to the filing:
“Respondent and the Grievance Administrator filed a Stipulation for Consent Order Discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), which was approved by the Attorney Grievance Commission and accepted by the hearing panel. The stipulation contained respondent’s admissions that he committed professional misconduct in his representation of a client after he was retained and paid $15,000, to file a motion for relief from judgment and any other available post conviction relief, including a federal habeas petition, on his client’s behalf; that he failed to timely file the motion for relief from judgment on his client’s behalf, and eventually stopped communicating with his client or updating him on the status of his case; and failed to advise him of the final outcome of his matter. The client utilized the prison law library to check the status of his case and discovered that his federal habeas petition had been denied and that respondent had filed an appeal on his behalf, without his approval.”
Correspondingly, in accordance with the stipulation of the parties, the hearing panel ordered that respondent’s license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 90 days and that he pay restitution in the total amount of $7,000.00. Costs were assessed in the amount of $926.63.
The Board, in its Notice of Suspension and Restitution (By Consent), stated:
“Phillip D. Comorski, P 46413, Detroit, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #9
Suspension, Effective October 13, 2022”
Mr. Comorski has practiced in Detroit, Michigan. He has been licensed in Michigan.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
