OFFICE

OF

BAR

COUNSEL

August 16,2012
Wallace E. Shipp, Jr.

Bar Counsel
Elizabeth A. Herman

CONFIDENTIAL Mr. Michael B. Vandcrboegh P.O. Box 926 Pinson, AL 35126 Re: Dear Mr. Vanderboegh: This office is in receipt of your letter dated July 2, 2012, concerning the conduct of Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Please be advised that this matter has previously been brought to our attention. While we appreciate your reporting of this matter, our Rules of confidentiality do not permit us to acknowledge or discuss the existence of any particular matter. We thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. Sincerely, .Hokler/Codreat'Vanderbeegh Undocketed No. 2012-U275

Deputy Bar Counsel Senior Assistant Bar Counsel

Jennifer Lyman Julia L. Parter

Assistant Bar Counsel

Joseph N. Bowman Ross T. Dicker Gayle Marie Brown Driver Hamilton P.Fox, III Catherine L. Kello Becky Neal William Ross H. Clay Smith, III Trod M. Tait

Senior Staff Attorney

Lawrence K. Bloom Dolores Dorsainvil Joseph C. Perry Mary-Helen Perry

Elizabeth A. Herman Deputy Bar Counsel

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David Codrea P.O. Box 244 Hudson, OH 44236

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