 The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, an Illinois
Supreme Court agency, investigates alleged wrongdoing by Illinois
attorneys, holds hearings on specific charges and recommends
discipline where warranted. The Supreme Court is, however, the only
authority that can discipline lawyers for misconduct. The court
generally announces lawyer sanction orders during each formal term
of court. The court convenes in term every January, March, May,
September and November.
For a listing of the disciplinary orders during the January term,
with the name of each disciplined lawyer, the community in which the
lawyer last practiced and a brief summary of the misconduct that led
to the sanction, click
here (PDF). The complete announcement of orders may be reviewed
at the Supreme Court of Illinois website:
www.state.il.us/court.
Unless otherwise noted, the mandate of discipline issued
immediately.
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There are over 94,000 licensed attorneys in Illinois. Yearly fees
are imposed on most Illinois lawyers to fund the Attorney
Registration and Disciplinary Commission. No tax dollars are used to
support the disciplinary system.
The commission is composed of seven members, three of whom are
non-lawyers. It is chaired by attorney Joan M. Eagle, and the
administrator is Jerome Larkin.
[Text from file received from the
Illinois Attorney Registration &
Disciplinary Commission] |
