He neglected two client matters and failed to communicate with those clients, and he concealed from a bankruptcy court his client's payment of attorney's fees to him. He was found by the ARDC's Hearing Board to have made false or reckless statements about the integrity and qualifications of a federal bankruptcy judge in nine motions and to have engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. Mr. Cunningham, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for six months. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in two disciplinary proceedings, imposed concurrent five-month suspensions for neglecting a client's matter, failing to return or forward client files in four matters, and failing to respond to demands for information from the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation in five investigations. Ms. VanAusdall then created a second proposed order that included provisions that had not been agreed upon and falsely assured the trial judge that opposing counsel had agreed to the order she was presenting. Mr. Cooper, who was licensed in 2002, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. He commingled and used without authority approximately $5,200 in others' funds in connection with real estate escrow and earnest money matters. He also made false statements to his supervisors regarding his involvement in the matter and his telephone conversation with the judge. The suspension is effective on February 7, 2023. Mr. Duric, who was licensed in 1985, was disbarred. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for 180 days, with the suspension stayed after 60 days in favor of a two-year period of probation, nunc pro tunc to April 23, 2019, subject to the conditions imposed in Indiana and continuing until he successfully completes his Indiana probation. He also engaged in dishonest conduct by making false statements and providing false documents to the ARDC during the disciplinary investigation. Sheldon Lee Banks, Deerfield The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for two years in Illinois, stayed after 90 days by a term of probation subject to the conditions imposed in California and continuing until his California probation is satisfied. Mr. Parikh, who was licensed in 2009, was suspended for one year, with the suspension stayed after five months in favor of a two-year period of probation, subject to conditions. Mr. Ybarra failed to diligently represent clients in several matters, including divorce and family-law cases, made misrepresentations to clients about the status of their matters, and did not refund unearned fees to a number of those clients. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona reprimanded her and placed her on a one-year period of probation with conditions. Mr. Ahn, who was licensed in 1991, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. STATE SEEKS SUSPENSION OF ATTORNEY - Chicago Tribune The ARDC's offices are temporarily closed to the public due to COVID-19. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for six months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Arizona. What is the ARDC? She pled guilty to misdemeanor harassment for pointing a semi-automatic pistol at a group of protesting individuals outside of her home, with the purpose of causing emotional distress. Over the course of five months, he misappropriated over $30,000 from a supplemental needs trust established for his disabled client. Between March and May 2018, Mr. Rueda converted over $15,000 in four client matters due in part to his failure to keep appropriate trust account records. During a dissolution of marriage case, she came to an agreement with opposing counsel concerning parenting time, prepared a proposed order memorializing the agreement, and obtained opposing counsel's permission to submit the order to the trial judge for entry. Mr. McCarty was licensed in 1998. The suspension is effective on December 14, 2022. Ms. Kahr, who was licensed in Illinois in 1974, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court after she was convicted in Washington of two counts of theft for having misappropriated more than $282,000 from a disabled man while serving as the man's guardian. Mr. The suspension is effective on December 14, 2022. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. He engaged in a conflict of interest when he represented clients with adverse interests in a small-claims action, and he failed to explain the matter to one client to the extent reasonably necessary for that client to make informed decisions regarding the representation. In a 2019 matter, he was admonished for failing to distribute funds to a person owed the funds and not reasonably communicating with his client. Mr. Furlett, who was licensed in 1979, was censured. She also failed to cooperate with the ARDC's investigation of her conduct. He failed to properly communicate with his clients, waitresses who were the subject of charges that they had violated a local ordinance, and improperly represented the women despite a conflict of interest arising from his concurrent representation of the restaurant chain that employed them. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for 30 days. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. Mr. Ries, who licensed in 1998, was suspended from the practice of law for two years and until he is reinstated to the practice of law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Sivia, who was licensed in 2005, was censured and ordered to complete the ARDC Professionalism Seminar within one year of the entry of the Court's order. In two cases, Mr. Wills failed to appear in court for clients, leading to the dismissal of the cases. The suspension is effective on November 2, 2022. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. The Supreme Court of Missouri entered an order suspending him indefinitely and staying the suspension in full in favor of a two-year period of conditional probation. The Supreme Court of Missouri disbarred him for failing to diligently represent a client, failing to maintain complete records for his trust account, misappropriating more than $68,000 belonging to his clients, and making misrepresentations to a tribunal. He also misrepresented his ownership interest in the company that was to receive the loan and withheld material details about the purpose of the loan. In another matter, following a dispute with his former partners that went to arbitration, Mr. McNabola issued a subpoena for an employee's cell phone records under the caption of the closed arbitration matter. On March 18, 2021, the Virginia State Disciplinary Board entered an order suspending him for nine months, effective on September 19, 2022, when his current three-year Virginia suspension ends. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Welcome to the Attorney Discipline Board. Mr. Jackson was licensed in Arizona in 2011 and in Illinois in 2014. Mr. Steckel, who was licensed in 2000, was disbarred on consent. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. The Supreme Court of Missouri disbarred him for dishonestly failing to pay fees owed to a deceased attorney's trust after Mr. Raines took over representation in a number of cases on which the deceased attorney had worked prior to his death. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for six months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Missouri. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Ms. Allen was previously disciplined for nearly identical misconduct in 2018. Ms. Doss claimed that amount was required to satisfy her legal fees, but her client disputed her entitlement to the fee. He failed to act with reasonable diligence in seeking a patent application for a client, he ignored the client's attempts to reach him and then made false statements to the client about the status of her matter, he failed to return $2,975 in fees he had not earned, and he did not cooperate with a disciplinary investigation. The suspension is effective on April 15, 2022. The suspension is effective Oct.14. The Supreme Court of Iowa suspended him with no possibility for reinstatement for 30 days. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for five months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Iowa. Over a period of approximately three weeks in 2015, she sent dozens of emails, text messages, and other communications to attorneys in Florida with whom she was then engaged in a dispute. He failed to pursue a client's personal injury case, allowing the statute of limitations to expire. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. She knowingly or recklessly made a false statement impugning the integrity of a judge and made false statements to the ARDC during her sworn statement. She also did not communicate with clients about the status of their matters, inform her clients that she was closing her law practice, timely refund advanced fees that she had not earned, or safekeep client funds. Ms. Allen, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended from the practice of law for one year and until further order of the Court. Mr. Gonzalez, who was licensed in 2012, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. ARDC is credited with the first major venture capital success story when its 1957 investment of $70,000 in equity ("70% of the company") and approximately $2 million in loans in Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) became valued at many times the amount invested after the company's success after its initial public offering in 1966.. ARDC continued investing until 1971 with the retirement of Doriot. The Attorney Probable Cause Committee of the Supreme Court of Arizona entered an order admonishing him and placing him on conditional probation for mishandling client funds and overdrawing his client trust account. He also made false statements regarding his conduct to the investigating detective. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona suspended her for six months and required that, upon her reinstatement, she be placed on a two-year period of conditional probation. He also failed to return unearned fees to the client; neglected a second client matter, resulting in the entry of a default judgment against the client; and failed to respond to requests for information and a subpoena to appear for a sworn statement. Mr. DeGrave was charged and convicted of one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and was sentenced to 60 days in prison followed by a two-year term of probation. Ms. Lemp was licensed in Missouri in 2010 and in Illinois in 2012. Mr. Bowe was licensed in Illinois in 1982 and in New Jersey in 1984. The ARDC may seek an interim suspension whenever an attorney has been charged with (as opposed to convicted of) a crime that involves moral turpitude or a crime that reflects adversely on the attorney's fitness to practice law, and there is persuasive evidence to support the charge. Many of those messages were vulgar, profane, abusive, included anti-Semitic remarks, and served no purpose other than to harass or burden their recipients. His discipline arose from his multiple acts of public intoxication and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and his failure to notify the Indiana disciplinary authority of one of his arrests for that conduct. He improperly deposited a retainer fee payment from a criminal case he was handling into a business checking account and used a portion of those funds before they had been earned. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The Supreme Court of Missouri suspended her indefinitely, with no leave to apply for reinstatement for a period of six months. Ten months after learning of his personal injury client's death, Mr. Kolb prepared and sent a letter to an insurance company demanding settlement for injuries and for "future pain and physical limitations." Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. An Arizona disciplinary hearing panel disbarred him for engaging in a pattern of misconduct in three separate matters. After the New York court reinstated him to the practice of law in that State, the Supreme Court of New Jersey imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for six months. The Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee of the Supreme Court of Arizona admonished him and placed him on probation for two years for failing to adequately communicate with clients and failing to act with reasonable diligence in representing clients in a home construction defect matter. As an associate at a Chicago law firm, he falsely billed over 2,000 hours of time to a pro bono matter that had ended, which resulted in his being terminated. Ms. Franklin, who was licensed in 1994, was disbarred for intentionally converting more than $122,000 owed to ten separate clients in workers' compensation and other matters. Mr. Stroth, who was licensed in 2001, was suspended for 30 days and ordered to take the ARDC's professionalism seminar. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline, reprimanded him, and placed him on probation for two years, nunc pro tunc, to October 31, 2019, subject to the disciplinary conditions imposed in Arizona. No lawyer may petition for reinstatement until [six months before] the period of suspension has expired. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for six months and until she is reinstated to the practice of law in Arizona, followed by a term of probation subject to the conditions imposed in Arizona and continuing until her Arizona probation is completed. The suspension will be effective 7 calendar days after receipt of notice unless, an objection is filed. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. 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