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Attorney Benjamin Whitfield, Jr. of Detroit; ethical dwarf

 
The state of Michigan provided Benjamin Whitfield Jr. with a law license in 1973 after he graduated from Texas Southern University Law School.
                     
A disciplinary hearing panel found Benjamin guilty of the following misconduct.
 
In one matter, Ben was hired to represent a client in a personal injury case. Subsequently, the case was settled for $2,500.
 
Ben agreed to pay his client’s medical provider $666 from the settlement proceeds; however, he failed to promptly deliver the funds to the provider. Making matters worse, Ben then commingled his personal funds with his client’s funds.
 
As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Benjamin by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.
 
As we speak (ca. May 2013) Benjamin practices with Benjamin Whitfield Jr. & Associates at 547 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.