UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN RE: Attorney Kevin J. Kozma Administrative Order
_______________________________________________/ No. 20-AD-062
ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEY’S SUSPENSION FROM PRACTICE
This Court has received notice that Attorney Kevin J. Kozma (P31989) has been
transferred to inactive status by the State Bar of Michigan based on a stipulation that
Mr. Kozma is incapacitated and unable to practice law. Under MCR 9.121(E), Mr. Kozma
may not resume the practice of law until the Attorney Discipline Board reinstates him on
clear and convincing evidence of fitness. After 3 years or more of inactive status, the
Board of Law Examiners must also recertify him. Id.
Transfer to inactive status under these circumstances is not the same thing as
discipline for misconduct, Local General Rule 2.3(a), or resignation during an
investigation, Local General Rule 2.3(f). But it does involve the same fundamental
concerns about Mr. Kozma’s present fitness to practice law as a member of the bar of
this Court. Indeed, the inactive status based on incapacitation would make Mr. Kozma
ineligible for initial admission under Local General Rule 2.1(a) because he is in something
other than good standing with the Michigan State Bar at this time.
Accordingly, consistent with the policies and purposes of Local General Rules 2.1
and 2.3:
IT IS ORDERED that Attorney Kevin J. Kozma be and hereby is SUSPENDED
from practice before this Court based on incapacity until further order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Attorney Kevin J. Kozma is prohibited from
practicing before this Court unless and until an order of reinstatement has issued pursuant
to the procedures set forth in Local General Rule 2.3(b)(v).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall serve a copy of this
order upon Attorney Kevin J. Kozma at the attorney’s last known address.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: September 8, 2020
ROBERT J. JONKER
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
