An interim suspension may also be . Mr. Cooper, in six client matters ranging from estate administration to applications for Veterans Administration benefits, accepted retainers but then failed to communicate with his clients or advance their cases. The Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimanded him for failing to file a written motion seeking a change of venue as directed by his client in a visitation rights case, charging an unreasonable fee, and failing to refund the unearned portion of that fee after his client had terminated his services. He also made false or misleading statements in connection with the Administrator's investigation of his conduct. Mr. Gannett was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1981 and in Massachusetts in 1982. The Supreme Court of Iowa suspended her with no possibility for reinstatement for one year. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and censured him. The Supreme Court of Missouri suspended her indefinitely, with no leave to apply for reinstatement for a period of six months. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for 45 days, nunc pro tunc, to July 15, 2020. 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. 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. 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. Mr. Pondenis, who was licensed in 2006, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. Ill. S. Ct. R. 774(a)(1). Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Over a five-year period, he submitted more than 380 requests that his firm reimburse him for travel, lodging, and dining expenses relating to client matters, totaling approximately $360,000. He was found guilty of bank fraud after he participated in a multi-year scheme that provided fraudulent information to lenders in order to qualify buyers for mortgage loans to purchase condominium units owned by other participants in the scheme. He was suspended on an interim basis on October 15, 2020. 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 imposed a reprimand and a 60-day suspension. Mr. Moonen is currently suspended in Iowa on a separate case involving his failure to cooperate with Iowa disciplinary authorities' investigations. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. 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. Mr. Easley failed act with reasonable diligence to complete an elderly client's estate planning matter and did not reasonably communicate with the client. Mr. Tresslar was licensed in Missouri in 1985 and in Illinois in 1986. Mr. McCloskey was licensed in Illinois in 1987 and in Missouri in 1986. Mr. Duebbert, a former circuit court judge in St. Clair County who was licensed in 1990, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. Mr. Kovac was licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin in 1973. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline, reprimanded him, and suspended him for 120 days. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Mr. Araujo, however, retired from the bench one month before the Courts Commission entered its written findings on the ruling, thereby preventing the Courts Commission from pursuing discipline against him. No client lost money due to Mr. Kelly's misconduct. 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. The disbarment on consent was retroactive to Mr. Steckel's interim suspension from the practice of law on January 29, 2019. The Chair of the Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee of the Supreme Court of Arizona admonished her and placed her on a two-year period of conditional probation. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. White, Matter Number: 2021PR00062, In re Dean William O'Connor, Matter Number: 2021PR00088, In re Donald F. Moonen Jr., Matter Number: 2021PR00089, In re Craig Barry Sherman, Matter Number: 2021PR00095, In re Bruce Allen Willey, Matter Number: 2021PR00096, In re John Eric Tresslar, Matter Number: 2021PR00100, In re Ryan S. Kosztya, Matter Number: 2018PR00113, In re Jaroslaw Arkadiusz Szymanski, Matter Number: 2021PR00053, In re Richard George Fonfrias, Matter Number: 2021PR00049, In re Sheldon Lee Banks, Matter Number: 2020PR00068, In re Lori Jo Kieffer, Matter Number: 2022PR00005, In re Paul Anthony Tanzillo, Matter Number: 2020PR00056, In re K.O. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. His misconduct arose from his guilty pleas in two Rock Island County cases to charges of possession of a controlled substance and delivery of methamphetamine. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Mr. Easley was licensed to practice in Illinois in 2007 and in Missouri in 2000. Mr. Cunningham, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for six months. Mr. Peterson, who was licensed in 2013, was suspended for six months. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for 90 days. Mr. Wittig was licensed in Illinois in 1992 and in Arizona in 1997. The Supreme Court of Iowa suspended him with no possibility for reinstatement for 30 days. 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. In 2019 and 2020, Ms. Allen failed to diligently pursue two related immigration matters and repeatedly misled her clients about the status of those matters. He also made false statements on his law school and bar admission applications and to the ARDC. Mr. Wills, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after five months in favor of a two-year period of conditional probation. Mr. Fitzgerald, who was licensed in 1991, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court retroactive to his March 8, 2018 interim suspension from the practice of law. Mr. Ybarra, who was licensed in 2008, was suspended for one year, with the suspension stayed after 60 days by an 18-month period of conditional probation. She made false statements to a federal judge about her authority to settle a case, then made additional false statements to her supervisors about the cases status. Mr. McCarty was licensed in 1998. An Arizona disciplinary hearing panel disbarred him for engaging in a pattern of misconduct in three separate matters. Mr. Lewin, who was licensed in 1974, was suspended from the practice of law for 60 days. 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 Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and entered an order disbarring him in Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, the mandate of discipline issued immediately. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Sheets, who was licensed in 1990, was suspended for thirty days for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. 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. While handling a federal civil matter, she failed to comply with court orders to file certain documents by specific deadlines, did not address controlling caselaw in her arguments and pleadings or understand relevant legal documents or procedures, and did not review pleadings that her paralegal had drafted before she filed them with the court. Mr. Gomez, who was licensed in 1988, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. Over an eight-month period, he used more than $16,000 in funds belonging to a bar association of which he was then president, without authority, by withdrawing funds from the associations bank account and charging personal expenses to the associations credit and debit cards. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. In 2016, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, suspended him for six months and until further order of the Court for misappropriating $6,250 in settlement funds and failing to promptly comply with his client's reasonable requests for information. A review board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has recommended a nine-month and six-month suspension for two attorneys accused of bringing a lawsuit for the purpose of harassment. The California Supreme Court suspended her for one year, with the suspension stayed by a one-year period of probation subject to conditions. The Supreme Court of California disbarred him based on his attempt to extort more than $200,000 from his employer, which resulted in a misdemeanor conviction and five-month sentence of imprisonment for the federal criminal offense of unauthorized access to a computer to obtain information. 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. While serving as a court-appointed public defender for a client, he made sexually explicit comments to the client, touched the client without her consent, and masturbated in front of the client in his office during a meeting about her case. Mr. Roth, who was licensed in 1979, was disbarred on consent. Concurrently, total land growth rate decreased from 2.4 km2 y 1 to 1.6 km 2y 1 for ARSD and 3.2 km2 y 1to 0.6 km y for WLSD. Mr. Jackson was licensed in Arizona in 2011 and in Illinois in 2014. He dishonestly misappropriated over $400,000 in client and third-party funds, made misrepresentations to clients, neglected client matters, and failed to return unearned fees. The Missouri Supreme Court indefinitely suspended her, with the suspension fully stayed by a one-year period of probation with conditions, and ordered that, should probation be revoked and the suspension take effect, no petition for reinstatement would be considered for a period of six months from the date the suspension became effective. Mr. Paleczny, who was licensed in 2018, was suspended for one year and until he completes the ARDC's professionalism seminar. 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. Ms. Allen was previously disciplined for nearly identical misconduct in 2018. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. Mr. Mason, who licensed in 2019, was suspended from the practice of law for five months. Mr. Piatt was licensed in Illinois in 2011 and in Indiana in 2015. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. Mr. McCulloh, who licensed in 1983, was suspended from the practice of law for one year, with the suspension stayed after 60 days in favor of a one-year period of probation. 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. He dishonestly converted $13,906.56 in funds belonging to two clients, failed to refund unearned fees, neglected and failed to effectively or timely communicate the status of matters to three clients, and failed to reduce two contingent fee agreements to writing. Sheldon Lee Banks, Deerfield The suspension is effective on February 10, 2022. 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. Mr. Cohn, who was licensed in 1983, was suspended for six months and until he completes the ARDC Professionalism Seminar. Recent Attorney Discipline - State Bar of Georgia Recent Texas "Pattern" Case Student v. Allen ISD, Docket No. Mr. Smith, who was licensed in 1995, was suspended for three years and until further of the Court. 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 her for one year, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by a one-year period of probation, nunc pro tunc to November 21, 2020, subject to the conditions imposed in California, and continuing until she completes her California probation. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Mr. Roberts, who was licensed in 2015, was suspended for 60 days. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. He engaged in conduct with no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, and burden a third person in the course of pending litigation by using vulgar and abusive language toward his female opposing counsel during a deposition. He was found guilty following a jury trial of two charges of knowingly making false statements to a financial institution and five charges of tax fraud. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado suspended her for one year and one day, with the suspension stayed after six months by two years of probation, subject to certain conditions, for mishandling client funds, failing to communicate with clients, and failing to supervise a person working in her law firm. Ms. Biagi, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended from the practice of law for five months. The suspension is effective on April 15, 2022. He failed to diligently pursue a workers' compensation and a personal injury matter and misrepresented the status of those matters to his clients. Mr. Darnell did not diligently pursue a client's personal injury matter, did not reasonably communicate with his client, and made misrepresentations to his client about the status of her matter. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. Mr. Levy was licensed in Illinois in 1999 and in North Carolina in 2001. 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. Mr. Fromme, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. Updated. While representing a client in a criminal matter, she falsified her client's signature on a written arraignment form and then made misrepresentations to the court about what she had done. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for one year and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Iowa. The Supreme Court of Missouri indefinitely suspended him, with the suspension stayed by probation for two years, for depositing client funds into his firms operating account, commingling his own funds with other funds in his firms trust account, and preparing a release requiring a client to withdraw her grievance to an attorney disciplinary agency in exchange for settlement funds. These attorneys will be responsible for paying the current year registration fee and a $25 per month reinstatement fee for the months they were on retirement status and/or removed due to lapsed registration. Her discipline arose from her conviction for battery resulting in bodily injury for struggling and twice spitting on a police officer who had taken her to a hospital for a blood draw after stopping her on suspicion of impaired driving. In her written response to her opposing counsels subsequent notice of irregular documents, she falsely stated that the notary public had notarized the motions. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Ms. Gerstetter, who was licensed in 2018, was suspended for 60 days. In one matter, he facilitated ten separate loans from his father to one of his clients. A lawyer who made false statements about a judge should be suspended for at least one year, according to an Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission review board recommendation.Brian K. Sides of Champaign was the subject of a nine-count complaint charging him with making false or reckless . He has been suspended on an interim basis since July 13, 2020. Mr. O'Connor was licensed in Illinois in 1980 and in Arizona in 1988. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. Mr. Szymanski later pled guilty to misdemeanor battery in connection with that incident. The payments totaled over $136,000. He also misappropriated approximately $690,000 in funds that he had agreed to hold in trust related to two real estate transactions, transferred approximately $943,000 from his client trust accounts to his operating account without identifying the purpose of the disbursements or the client associated with them, and commingled more than $350,000 of operating account funds with client funds. He converted over $67,000 in settlement funds belonging to a client and third parties in a workers' compensation matter. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. Mr. Moonen was licensed in Illinois in 1976 and in Iowa in 1997. She assisted a disbarred attorney in the unauthorized practice of law by representing an individual in a workers' compensation case without the individual's consent, thereby allowing the disbarred attorney to falsely represent himself to the individual as being able to practice law. Following his conviction, Mr. Roth was sentenced to five years in prison. Ms. Kieffer was licensed in Illinois in 2001 and in Iowa in 2002. Ms. VanAusdall, who was licensed to practice in 2003, was suspended for one year. In another case, he represented a client despite a conflict of interest and acted dishonestly to benefit a third person in the transfer of a condominium via a quitclaim deed. Ms. Lane, who was licensed in 2006, was suspended for nine months, with the suspension stayed after six months by a six-month term of probation with conditions. 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. Mr. Barrett was licensed in Illinois in 1990 and in Wisconsin in 1991. He falsely told his client that he had communicated with an insurance claims adjuster, and he made false statements to the ARDC in the course of the disciplinary proceeding. Mr. McCormick, who was licensed in Illinois in 2021, was suspended for two years and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after six months by a two-year period of probation with conditions. Additionally, he used $13,313 of that $43,601 for his own purposes without his client's authority. 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. Officer was licensed in both Missouri and Illinois in 1970. Mr. Blumenfeld, who was licensed in 1967, was disbarred on consent. In 2016, Mr. Szymanski was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery arising from an incident in which he pushed his spouse against a wall and placed his hands around her throat, causing a partial obstruction of her breathing. She also engaged in the unauthorized practice of law for approximately two months after having been removed from the roll of attorneys for failure to register, and she made false statements to the ARDC during its investigation of her case. He also made improper and abusive statements to his landlord and the landlord's wife in electronic messages while representing himself in an eviction matter pertaining to his law office. He communicated with a defendant in a criminal case whom he knew to be represented by counsel without consent of that defendant's lawyer. 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. The insurance company made a counteroffer, and Mr. Kolb purported to enter into a settlement agreement despite never having taken steps to substitute the deceased client's estate as the claimant. 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 Florida permanently revoked his admission to the Florida Bar after he filed a petition for disciplinary revocation without leave to apply for readmission, which stated that he was the subject of a disciplinary grievance alleging, in part, misuse of funds totaling $4,175,000. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. Mr. Bowe was licensed in Illinois in 1982 and in New Jersey in 1984. He also made misrepresentations to the client, a third party, and the ARDC, which included fabricating a file-stamp to make it appear that he had filed the brief. 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