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Recent News About Illinois Attorney Registration And Disciplinary Commission (ARDC)
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Uconnect class action dismissed by Yandle on finding plaintiffs suffered no injury
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle dismissed a class action that former district judge Michael Reagan certified on a claim that hackers could seize control of certain Chrysler vehicles. -
ARDC files complaint against Lowery saying she made false statements about Gleeson
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission alleges Belleville attorney Margaret Lowery made false or reckless statements about Twentieth Circuit Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson. -
Illinois Supreme Court announces volunteer pro bono pilot program to alleviate criminal appeals backlog
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced a pilot program that seeks to utilize volunteer pro bono attorneys to reduce the backlog of criminal appeals that are currently pending with the Office of the State Appellate Defender (OSAD) across the state. -
Edwardsville attorney disbarred after allegedly charging client's credit card for personal expenses
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville attorney Gray Milburn Magee has been disbarred following an Illinois Supreme Court order after he allegedly charged more than $1,700 in personal purchases to his client's credit card and then lied about it. -
Board member says circuit clerk's office clerical error to blame for Wigginton's third DUI; Von Nida: 'I can't be responsible for drunks'
Madison County Board member Chrissy Dutton said a clerical error made in Circuit Clerk Mark von Nida’s office that allowed former US Attorney Stephen Wigginton to keep his license last year is to blame after he was charged with another DUI. -
Facing third DUI in less than three years, Wigginton removes name from roll of attorneys
Former U.S. Attorney Stephen Wigginton has voluntarily removed his name from the roll of attorneys in the state of Illinois. -
Wigginton’s latest DUI stemmed from ‘minor’ crash; Former U.S. Attorney also charged with having no insurance
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven said former U.S. attorney Stephen Wigginton’s Dec. 26 arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol came following a citizen complaint of a minor crash. -
Wigginton arrested for third time on DUI charges
EDWARDSVILLE – For the third time in two and a half years, police have charged former U.S. attorney Stephen Wigginton with driving under the influence. -
Grandone named to Chicago Bar Association task force on 'sustainable practice of law"
The Chicago Bar Association and Chicago Bar Foundation’s Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law and Innovation has appointed James M. Grandone of Edwardsville as a member. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Doscotch as Circuit Judge in Tenth Judicial Circuit
Justice Thomas L. Kilbride and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Christopher R. Doscotch as a Resident Circuit Judge in the Tenth Judicial Circuit. -
Wood River attorney Maag faces suspension over real estate transaction with client that allegedly created conflict of interest
SPRINGFIELD — Wood River attorney Thomas Grodon Maag faces suspension following a Sept. 16 Illinois Supreme Court decision for allegedly taking a client's house as payment for legal fees without advising the client that the transaction posed a conflict of interest. -
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT: Justice Kilbride Seeks Public Comment on Applicants For Vacancy in the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride is seeking public comment on two attorneys who have applied to fill a resident Circuit Court vacancy in Peoria County in the Tenth Judicial Circuit. -
Public defender says unlicensed attorney lied about retaking bar exam in Chicago
Chief Public Defender John Rekowski said that a former employee who worked as an attorney without a law license said she was at a relative’s funeral when she was attempting to retake the bar exam in Chicago. -
Laura Beasley joins Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice's Belleville office
Attorney Laura K. Beasley has joined Kansas City-based Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice in the firm’s Belleville office as a member. -
Regular folks charged with DUI in Madison County - ones with lawyers - regularly get suspensions rescinded
EDWARDSVILLE – When a Madison County judge rescinded the suspension of former U.S. Attorney Stephen Wigginton’s driver’s license after his second DUI in less than two years, skeptics may have figured he caught a special break. In reality, regular folks catch that break routinely. -
Asbestos lawyer-turning-judge and his firm are big contributors to MC bench
EDWARDSVILLE – Among nine circuit judges who considered Barry Julian for associate judge, five received campaign contributions from Julian, partner Randy Gori, and the Gori Julian firm. -
LAP discusses succession planning, 'senior tsunami'
CHICAGO -- John Cesario, senior counsel of the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, expressed concern that Illinois will see an increase in attorney's older than 65 years old practicing law over the next decade. -
Judge Gleeson’s bias is self-evident
Last week, attorney Margaret Lowery filed a petition in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking to have Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson substituted for cause in her case against Trent’s Quality Construction. She accuses Gleeson of having demonstrated bias against her following an incident that occurred two years ago. -
Belleville attorney wants chief judge substituted for cause; Claims his ARDC complaint against her shows bias
BELLEVILLE – Attorney regulators closed an investigation of charges Chief Judge Andrew Gleeson brought against lawyer Margaret Lowery, according to a petition she filed in his court on July 26. -
Seventh Circuit reverses Reagan’s denial of attorney fees in civil rights trial
CHICAGO – Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan of East St. Louis improperly denied fees to Judith Redwood of St. Joseph (Champaign County) after her client won a civil rights trial, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on June 29.