Attorney R. Earl Selby of Saginaw, MI; Dumbo, serial offender

The state of Michigan provided R. Earl Selby with a law license in 1979 after he graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

The Tri-County Hearing Panel #72 found Earl guilty of the following misconduct.

Earl’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigator (Up yours, said Earl!)

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Disciplinary Panel punished Earl by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Earl’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to respond to client inquiries
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigator (Screw you, said Earl!)
• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Violated or attempted to violate Rules of Conduct by knowingly assisting or inducing another to do so, or doing so through the acts of another
• Failed to expedite client litigation

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Disciplinary Panel punished Earl by gifting him with a complimentary 30-day suspension of his law license.

Earl’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to communicate with clients
• Neglected client’s civil action
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Accepted representation not competent to handle (Dumbo)
• Failed to seek clients’ lawful objectives
• Failed to fully cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Earl!)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Violated or attempted to violate Rules of Conduct by knowingly assisting or inducing another to do so, or doing so through the acts of another

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Disciplinary Panel punished Earl by gifting him with a complimentary 2-year term of probation.

As we speak (October 2017), Earl practices with Baker & Selby at 29 Brian Scott Place in Saginaw, Michigan.