Mr. Kanarish was licensed in Illinois in 1971 and in Arizona in 2011. Ms. Kowalski, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court. Mr. Blumenfeld, who was licensed in 1967, was disbarred on consent. Mr. Furlett, who was licensed in 1979, was censured. e) The CPO may debar a vendor. Ms. Kowalski, along with five other defendants, including her brother, attorney Robert Michael Kowalski, was the subject of an eighteen-count second superseding indictment which charged that Ms. Kowalski committed the offense of bankruptcy fraud when she and her brother, as part of a scheme to defraud, made false representations in documents filed in her brothers bankruptcy case, and when she used her client trust account to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars from her brothers creditors and the bankruptcy trustee. 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. She also settled a separate case without authority and made false statements to another attorney about the status of that case. 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 suspension is effective on February 7, 2023. Generally. She was the subject of a misdemeanor charge of attempt forgery. The Supreme Court of Florida entered an order holding him in contempt and disbarring him for his failure to comply with a Florida Bar rule requiring him to notify his clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals of an earlier suspension, and requiring him to provide the Florida Bar with a sworn affidavit listing the names and addresses of all persons and entities that were furnished with a copy of the earlier suspension order. Mr. Pomrenze, who was licensed in 1984, was suspended for five months and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by two years of conditional probation. The suspension is effective on February 10, 2022. The changes reduce the cost of returning to the master roll for retired status attorneys and attorneys whose ARDC registration has lapsed. He then made misrepresentations to the clients about the status of the lawsuits. Mr. Buhl was licensed in Illinois in 1985 and in Connecticut in 1987. He also pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Mr. Leone was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1981 and in Florida in 1985. The Illinois Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for 90 days, with the suspension stayed after 30 days by a two-year period of probation, retroactive to Nov. 23, 2020, subject to the conditions imposed in Indiana, and continuing until her probation in Indiana is terminated. Ms. Sodaro was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in Arizona in 2017. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for one year and until she is reinstated to the practice of law in Missouri. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and imposed a reprimand and a 60-day suspension. Updated. Mr. Gannett was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1981 and in Massachusetts in 1982. 26037, 2010 PR 64 (Ill. Sept. 26, 2013). He also made false or misleading statements in connection with the Administrator's investigation of his conduct. The reinstatement fee applies to each month that . 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. 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. The Supreme Court of Missouri placed him on probation with conditions for 12 months for making disbursements from his client trust account before the appropriate funds had been deposited into the account and for failing to keep required trust account records. Mr. Mr. Sanchez was licensed in Illinois in 2003 and in Missouri in 2010. Mr. Smith, who was licensed in 1995, was suspended for three years and until further of the Court. The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine publicly reprimanded him and suspended him for nine months. Mr. Roth, who was licensed in 1979, was disbarred on consent. 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. She failed to act diligently on a client's domestic relations matter, failed to adequately communicate with the client, and filed a pleading in the case containing false statements. Additionally, he used $13,313 of that $43,601 for his own purposes without his client's authority. Mr. Emerald, who was licensed in 1999, was suspended for one year and until he makes restitution to a client. Mr. Field, who was licensed in 2011, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. He also represented clients when he was administratively suspended from the practice of law. He failed to diligently pursue several clients' dissolution of marriage cases, he did not keep those clients reasonably informed about their matters or promptly comply with their reasonable requests for information, and he failed to refund unearned fees. Mr. McNabola, who was licensed in 1985, was censured for misconduct in connection with two separate matters. In three separate legal matters, he repeatedly sent threatening and harassing email messages to other attorneys. The suspension is effective on April 15, 2022. 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. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Mr. Halling was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1993 and in Colorado in 1995. Mr. Fromme, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. The suspension is effective on February 7, 2023. He did so even though he knew that the insurance company was unaware that his client had died. The Superior Court later suspended Mr. Buhl for two years, retroactive to October 15, 2019, and required him to apply for reinstatement to the practice of law, for illegally operating a motor vehicle and failing to participate in his disciplinary proceedings. She took a $2,500 retainer to represent a client in a civil matter but did not pursue the matter, communicate with the client, or refund her unearned fee. 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 Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. In 2018, Mr. Szymanski again was arrested for an incident in which he punched his spouse in the arm and attempted to punch her in the stomach, for which he was charged with two counts of resisting a peace officer and two counts of domestic battery. While acting as an Assistant States Attorney, he provided incomplete or false information to a judge in order to cause the judge to set a lower bond amount for an individual under arrest. During a telephone call with that attorney, Mr. Pomrenze threatened great harm to the other lawyers client if the client filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Pomrenze or if he submitted a complaint to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. 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 . The Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar entered an order censuring him for conduct during his association with a bankruptcy law firm. Mr. Gonzalez, who was licensed in 2012, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. 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. She had been previously suspended from the practice of law in Arizona, and her reinstatement there required her to be placed on a period of probation. Between 2007 and 2021, he was publicly reprimanded twice in Wisconsin, as well as suspended twice in Wisconsin for 60 days. While representing a recently-widowed woman in matters relating to the administration of her deceased husbands estate, he collected an unreasonable fee of $20,000 for preparing new estate-planning documents for the woman and her adult daughter and for incorporating a business for the daughter, and he sought an additional $25,729.75 in fees that the client did not pay. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. The Supreme Court of Missouri entered an order suspending her indefinitely with no petition for reinstatement to be filed for one year. He did not supervise non-lawyer employees of the firm who spoke with consumers about their potential bankruptcy matters, he did not supervise the handling of funds that clients paid to the firm, and he did not ensure that appropriate records were kept concerning the firms bank account. According to the release from the ARDC,. ARDC seeks suspension in $80K client fraud. The Supreme Court of Missouri disbarred him for failing to perform services after accepting a fee, failing to properly hold client funds, failing to provide competent representation, and failing to cooperate in disciplinary investigations. The suspension will be effective 7 calendar days after receipt of notice unless, an objection is filed. Mr. Baker, who was licensed in 1988, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by a two-year period of probation with conditions. Mr. Dale was licensed in Iowa in 2007 and in Illinois in 2009. 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. Allen, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended from the practice of law for one year and until further order of the Court. Ms. Kieffer was licensed in Illinois in 2001 and in Iowa in 2002. While representing the client in a criminal matter, he did not respond to the client's family's requests for information about the case, collected an unreasonable fee of $9,000 when he made no court appearances and filed no pleadings or briefs, and returned only $2,000 of the fee. Mr. Steckel, who was licensed in 2000, was disbarred on consent. Also, in 2013, she was disqualified from representing a party in a post-decree domestic relations case because her former law partner had been representing the man's spouse while they were members of the same firm. Rod Blagojevich After CBS 2 reported on the ARDC complaint, Dickler suspended Pasulka from serving as guardian ad litem in Cook County and removed him as the chair of . In another matter, he did not adequately communicate with his client and failed to research issues involved in his client's matter. Also, in the course of the disciplinary investigation, Mr. Cunningham made false statements to the ARDC about his use of a credit card account set up by his wife. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin 1) publicly reprimanded him for providing incompetent representation, engaging in action that served merely to harass or maliciously injure an opposing party, and engaging in an ex parte communication with a court; 2) suspended him for 60 days for neglecting two client matters, failing to communicate with those clients, and failing to make a reasonably diligent effort to comply with discovery requests; and 3) suspended him for 60 days for mishandling his trust account, and failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. Mr. Freund, who was licensed in 1984, was disbarred on consent following his criminal convictions for the crimes of aggravated battery of a child, involuntary manslaughter, and concealment of homicidal death. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona reprimanded her and placed her on a one-year period of probation with conditions. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois. The Indiana Supreme Court suspended her for 90 days, beginning November 23, 2020, with 30 days of that suspension to be actively served and the remainder stayed subject to completion of at least two years of conditional probation. For additional information concerning the summaries of recent decisions contact Steven Splitt at (312) 565-2600 or, within Illinois, at (800) 826-8625. Mr. Jones was licensed in Illinois in 1997 and in Florida in 2000. 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. He also made false statements regarding his conduct to the investigating detective. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Mr. Smith, who was licensed in 1995, was suspended for five months. Mr. McIntyre, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for 18 months and until further order of the Court. In two cases, Mr. Wills failed to appear in court for clients, leading to the dismissal of the cases. 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. 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. 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. A lawyer who was twice found to have engaged in dishonest conduct, among other charges, should be suspended for one year, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board.Soon Mo Ahn, a Northbook lawyer, faced a two-count complaint from the ARDC administrator.The first count alleged that Ahn failed to withdraw from representation after being fired . The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended Mr. Kovac for five months. Mr. Sides, who was licensed in 2002, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. This page contains ARDC summaries of recent disciplinary decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Illinois. Mr. Levy was licensed in Illinois in 1999 and in North Carolina in 2001. On at least 90 occasions, he used a credit card belonging to the real estate company for which he was in-house counsel to make unauthorized payments to merchant accounts he controlled. 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. In the course of representing clients in personal injury matters, he provided financial assistance to two clients, misrepresented the status of matters to at least two clients, and signed a client's name on a settlement release without authority. Mr. Wettermann, who was licensed in 1995, was disbarred on consent. Mr. Allen was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in New Hampshire in 1988. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. 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. The suspension is effective on April 6, 2021. She employed a former California attorney who had resigned from the bar with disciplinary charges pending and permitted him to handle client funds over approximately an eight-month period. 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 Missouri. In a third matter, he advanced non-meritorious claims and contentions, made false representations in a court filing, and made false statements to the Arizona State Bar during its investigation into his conduct. Ms. Doss, who was licensed in 1989, was disbarred on consent for dishonestly converting $8,767 in funds being held in trust for her client in a real estate transaction and for improperly withholding $3,875 in funds being held in trust for that same client. The suspension is effective on February 10, 2022. Mr. Lewin, who was licensed in 1974, was suspended from the practice of law for 60 days. The Supreme Court of Indiana suspended him for 180 days, with 60 days actively served and the remainder stayed subject to completion of at least two years of conditional probation. Mr. Kohn, who was licensed in 1987, was suspended for six months, with the suspension stayed after 90 days in favor of a one-year period of conditional probation. Ms. Beran, who was licensed in 2000, was suspended for six months and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after 30 days by a two-year period of probation with conditions. Mr. Flangel, who was licensed in 1992, was disbarred on consent. The disbarment on consent was retroactive to Mr. Steckel's interim suspension from the practice of law on January 29, 2019. Mr. Lewin also sought to represent that defendant even though the representation would be directly adverse to, and materially limited by, his responsibilities to another client in a related case. Mr. Babcock, who was licensed in 1992, was disbarred on consent. STATE SEEKS SUSPENSION OF ATTORNEY - Chicago Tribune The ARDC's offices are temporarily closed to the public due to COVID-19. 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. The Supreme Court of California suspended him for two years, stayed after 90 days by two years of probation with conditions, for misusing his client trust account over a 17-month period and failing to respond to California bar authorities' requests for information about his conduct. In 2018, Mr. Loprieno fabricated documents that purported to show that another attorney had prepared documents that would have changed the terms of Mr. Loprieno's grandmother's estate plan, then falsely denied creating those documents in his initial response to the ARDC's request for information. ILLINOIS - The Illinois Supreme Court's Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission has announced the suspension of two central Illinois attorneys. The suspension is effective on November 1, 2022. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for 60 days, followed by a term of probation subject to the conditions imposed by Arizona and continuing until he successfully completes the conditions imposed in Arizona. Mr. Kowalski, along with five other defendants, including his sister, attorney Jan R. Kowalski, was the subject of an eighteen-count second superseding indictment which charged that Mr. Kowalski committed the offenses of bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, and conspiring to embezzle at least $29 million from a bank. 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. Barrett was licensed in Illinois in 1990 and in Wisconsin in 1991. Mr. Newport was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1990 and in Iowa in 1978. Mr. Piatt was licensed in Illinois in 2011 and in Indiana in 2015. 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. Mr. McCarty was licensed in 1998. 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. 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. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. Mr. Schulz was licensed in Illinois in 1968 and in Virginia in 1982. In one matter, he facilitated ten separate loans from his father to one of his clients. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. 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. Cooper, who was licensed in 2002, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. After the representation of that client ended and the client did not repay the loans, one of Mr. McNabola's partners represented Mr. McNabola's father in a collection lawsuit against the former client. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. Miles was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1975 and in California in 1985.
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