The California Supreme Court suspended her for one year, with the suspension stayed by a one-year period of probation subject to conditions. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Ms. McCloskey was licensed in Illinois in 1988 and in Missouri in 1987. Additionally, he used $13,313 of that $43,601 for his own purposes without his client's authority. 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 and until she is reinstated to the practice of law in Missouri. e) The CPO may debar a vendor. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. 26037, 2010 PR 64 (Ill. Sept. 26, 2013). Ms. Calloway, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. Mr. Gordon, who was licensed in 2010, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, stayed after six months by a six-month period of conditional probation. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Mr. Smith, who was licensed in 1995, was suspended for three years and until further of the Court. No lawyer may petition for readmission until [five] years after the effective date of disbarment. At the time of the conversion, Mr. Salgado was not maintaining the appropriate trust accounting records. Mr. Newport was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1990 and in Iowa in 1978. 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. 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. Ms. Lemp was licensed in Missouri in 2010 and in Illinois in 2012. Ms. Edgar was licensed in Illinois in 1990 and in California in 2005. She used the funds to satisfy her delinquent mortgage. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. A lawyer who embezzled almost $80,000 from former clients should be suspended for three years, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Review Board.Robert John Hankes, a former employee of Vedder Price P.C., was found to have created false invoices for his former . He signed his personal injury client's name on a settlement release, falsely attested that he had witnessed his client's signature, used $36,641 of settlement funds without his client's authorization, and concealed his use of the client's funds. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Mr. Willey was licensed in Illinois in 2008 and in Iowa in 1993. Mr. Araujo, who was licensed in 1993, was disbarred for sexually harassing three women: a Chicago police officer, a court reporter and an Assistant State's Attorney, while he was acting as a Cook County Circuit Court Judge. He has been suspended on an interim basis since July 13, 2020. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for nine months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Virginia, effective on October 13, 2023, when his current Illinois reciprocal suspension is due to end. Ms. O'Brien, who was licensed in 1998, was disbarred. He also made false statements regarding his conduct to the investigating detective. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. 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. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after six months by two years of probation, nunc pro tunc to March 19, 2019, subject to the conditions imposed in Colorado and continuing until her Colorado probation has ended. The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine publicly reprimanded him and suspended him for nine months. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. 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. He engaged in a conflict of interest by representing a client in a dissolution of marriage case while also pursuing a romantic relationship with her. Those charges were later dismissed. The suspension is effective on April 15, 2022. Ms. Winbush, who was licensed in 2013, was suspended for 90 days and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by a two-year period of probation with conditions. 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. In 2017 and 2018, Mr. O'Shea made false statements to the police and the Judicial Inquiry Board about the accidental discharge of a handgun in his apartment. This page contains ARDC summaries of recent disciplinary decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Illinois. The suspension is effective on November 1, 2022. Mr. Norsigian was licensed in Missouri in 1988 and in Illinois in 1989. Mr. Fonfrias, who was licensed in 1996, was suspended for six months. 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. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Ms. Biagi, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended from the practice of law for five months. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. An Arizona disciplinary hearing panel disbarred him for engaging in a pattern of misconduct in three separate matters. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for two years and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Connecticut. 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. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. 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. 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. 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 April 15, 2022. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Ms. Lowery, who was licensed in 2000, was suspended for 30 days and required to successfully complete the ARDC Professionalism Seminar within one year. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. 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. Kosztya, who was licensed in 2002, was suspended for two years and until he completes the ARDC Professionalism Seminar, followed by a one-year term of probation with conditions. In a bankruptcy matter, he filed a declaration by his client that purported to certify that the client had reviewed certain schedules and statements when he knew the client had not reviewed them. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for three years and until he is reinstated in Indiana. Ms. Luther was licensed in Illinois in 1989 and in Arizona in 2004. He commenced and conducted an inappropriate sexual relationship with a client after the formation of their client-lawyer relationship and engaged in dishonest conduct when he prepared a letter to the woman's prospective landlord falsely identifying her as an employee of his law firm and providing false information about her purported salary and work history. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Ms. Hill-McClain, who was licensed in 1988, was suspended for six months and until she makes restitution of $16,300 to a client. 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. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona entered an order suspending him, on a reciprocal basis, for 45 days, effective retroactively to July 15, 2020, based upon an order of discipline from the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the United States Department of Justice. While working as an associate at a law firm, she submitted false billing records totaling 86.4 hours, which resulted in one of the firm's clients being overbilled by $40,176. He also provided money to the client as a loan against an anticipated settlement and then as a purported settlement. 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. The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board is the adjudicative arm of the Michigan Supreme Court for discharge of its exclusive constitutional responsibility to supervise and discipline Michigan attorneys. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Ms. Azimi, who was licensed in 2015, was suspended for 90 days. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. The Missouri Supreme Court indefinitely suspended him, 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. The suspension is effective on June 9, 2022. 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. Mr. Tate was licensed in Missouri in 1995 and in Illinois in 1996. His misconduct arose from his Michigan criminal convictions for manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a drug house, and possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver. 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. Pursuant to amended Supreme Court Rule 756 (i), the reinstatement fee is $25 per month, subject to a $600 cap. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. Mr. Peterson, who was licensed in 2013, was suspended for six months. The suspension is effective on June 9, 2022. Ms. Kowalski, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court. Ms. VanAusdall, who was licensed to practice in 2003, was suspended for one year. Mr. Potere was licensed in Illinois in 2012 and in California in 2015. In July 2017, the Superior Court for the Judicial District of Middlesex, Connecticut, suspended him until 1) he successfully completed a two-year period of probation in a criminal matter for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor or drugs, and 2) he is reinstated to the practice of law in Connecticut, where was administratively suspended for failure to pay a mandatory Client Security Fund fee. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Mr. Jankura, who was licensed in 1987, was suspended for 90 days. Ms. Yohanna, who was licensed in 2009, was suspended for six months. He commingled and used without authority approximately $5,200 in others' funds in connection with real estate escrow and earnest money matters. Mr. Roberts, who was licensed in 2015, was suspended for 60 days. 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