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Recent News About Illinois Attorney Registration And Disciplinary Commission (ARDC)
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ARDC panel recommends suspension of 2A lawyer; Conduct unrelated to weapon ban challenge
SPRINGFIELD - A hearing board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission is recommending the Illinois Supreme Court suspend Thomas Maag of Wood River for two years and until further order. -
Belleville attorney disbarred over theft of $375K in client funds
SPRINGFIELD - Supreme Court Justices disbarred Jason Caraway of Belleville on May 23, finding he dishonestly appropriated more than $375,000 from clients. -
Belleville attorney Jason Caraway suspended for allegedly keeping $770K of clients' money
BELLEVILLE – Injury lawyer Jason Caraway kept about $770,000 that belonged to clients, according to Illinois attorney registration and disciplinary commissioners. -
St. Clair Co. legal researcher seeks out of county judge to hear sealed court records challenge
BELLEVILLE – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has sided with legal researcher Brad Van Hoose in numerous requests for government records, but now he blocks Van Hoose’s access to records about Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson. -
LIVE WEB - The Role and Benefits of Professionalism: Perspectives from the Bench and Beyond on March 3, 2022
LIVE WEB - The Role and Benefits of Professionalism: Perspectives from the Bench and Beyond on March 3, 2022. -
Foxx, Cook County prosecutors could face possible sanctions for allegedly misleading public about Smollett case
Illinois Supreme Court rules state it is considered “professional misconduct for a lawyer to… engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation" -
Why the gaslighting in St. Clair County?
Nearly five years ago at the St. Clair Country Club, attorney Margaret Lowery overheard something she wasn’t meant to hear. She repeated it to authorities, and ever since, trouble has followed in the form of bar complaints. -
Petitions seek unsealing of expunged records of chief judge and wife
BELLEVILLE – Brad Van Hoose of Belleville claims in circuit court that judges sealed and expunged cases to protect Chief Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson. -
Sivia censured by ARDC for failing to communicate conflict of interest; 'I take full responsibility for my actions'
Edwardsville attorney Todd Sivia admits that he had a “lapse in judgment” when he failed to communicate a conflict of interest to his client, resulting in a censure by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC). -
Discipline board recommends two month suspension for lawyer accused of disparaging Gleeson; ARDC chief asked for two years
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney Margaret Lowery of Belleville didn’t harm Chief Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson as he alleged, a hearing board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission ruled on Nov. 10. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Justice Robert Carter Announces Vacancy in Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
A vacancy in office exists for the position of at large circuit judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit following the retirement of Judge Eugene P. Daugherity. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Announces Expansion of Volunteer Pro Bono Program to Reduce Criminal Appeals Backlog
The Illinois Supreme Court announced this week the expansion of the Volunteer Pro Bono Program for Criminal Appeals (Program) to include the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Appellate Districts beginning on December 1, 2020. -
Former Secretary of State employee’s wrongful termination suit filed by Wigginton dismissed for ‘lack of detail’
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty has dismissed a wrongful termination complaint filed by former U.S. attorney Stephen Wigginton without prejudice, finding it devoid of details. -
HEPLERBROOM: Environmental Attorneys Secure Important Legal Precedent for Farmers
On August 17, Illinois’ Fourth District Appellate Court delivered a resounding victory to HeplerBroom’s hog farming clients and to livestock farmers throughout the state of Illinois. -
Treasurer Slusser brands defamation lawsuit 'frivolous,' plaintiff 'disgraced'
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County Treasurer Chris Slusser is being accused of defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday by former county administrator Duog Hulme. -
Prosecutorial misconduct responsible for ruin of $250 million insurance business, former broker asserts in book
CHICAGO – Former insurance broker Michael Segal, subject of a 2019 book holding his criminal conviction up as a disgrace, laments the lack of accountability for prosecutorial misconduct. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride Announces Vacancy in Tenth Judicial Circuit
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride has announced an application process for an appointment to a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Marshall County in the Tenth Judicial Circuit. -
ARDC issues complaint against Duebbert over investigation resulting in exoneration of murder suspect
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney regulators filed a complaint against Ron Duebbert on May 5, over conduct that cost him his job as circuit judge. -
Belleville lawyer suspended for year over handling of client funds
SPRINGFIELD – Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Belleville lawyer Paul Storment, Jr., 83, for a year on May 18. -
Reimagining regulating the practice of law
Reviewing and recommending revisions to the rules of conduct for lawyers in Illinois is the charge of a task force created by the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Foundation. The CBA/CBF Task Force of Sustainable Practice of Law & Innovation committees are designed to address multiple issues facing lawyers in Illinois.