Opinion – this article appeared in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on Tuesday August 13, 2013. By Edward X. Clinton, Jr. The ARDC has charged a 2007 Northern Illinois graduate, Reema Bajaj, for her role in criminal conduct, namely pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of prostitution, lying to…
The Minnesota Supreme Court has disciplined a lawyer for posing as a client of a lawyer on a website and posting a false negative review. Comment: This is another example of poor judgment in internet activity being used to punish a lawyer. The case is captioned: A13-1091, In re Petition for…
Matter of O’Hare (2013 NY Slip Op 05320). The New York Appellate Division has suspended a lawyer from the practice of law for one year for creating an online profile on a lesbian dating site. The lawyer who is male was also convicted of attempted aggravated harassment. The Court described…
BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD. This is a complaint filed by the ARDC, the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. The ARDC’s complaint alleges that an attorney, Tina Marie Jacobs, filed a foreclosure case against a homeowner. The ARDC alleges that the lawyer failed to provide the homeowner with a grace period…
Filed June 12. The respondent, an attorney, was the President and Treasurer of her condo association. She allegedly used $5,666.29 in condominium funds for personal purchases. The Condominium association apparently reported her to the ARDC which filed a complaint. The Hearing Board states that the respondent had $175,000 in student…
BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD. This is a disciplinary complaint filed by the ARDC against a lawyer. The ARDC alleges that the 93 year old client entrusted $80,000 to the lawyer. The lawyer used $79,963 of the funds for his own expenses and did not use any of the money for…
This case is a somewhat routine affirmance of a bank fraud conviction and the rejection of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. The Defendant alleged that her lawyer rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to call certain witnesses at the trial of the case. In the criminal world, an…
CLAUSON & ATWOOD v. PROFESSIONALS DIRECT INSURANCE CO., Dist. Court, D. New Hampshire 2013 – Google Scholar. This is yet another development in the huge and growing area of litigation between lawyers and their legal malpractice insurers. Here, the insurance company obtained summary judgment against the lawyers on the ground…
Filed December 28. This case involves a lawyer who was the executor of his father’s estate and who, allegedly, took loans from the estate. The prosecution follows a recent trend – the ARDC has often prosecuted lawyers for conduct that does not relate to their legal work if the ARDC…
BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD. The ARDC has brought a complaint against an Illinois lawyer, accusing him, among other things, of failing to diligently handle litigation that was assigned to him in his firm, failing to keep clients informed and, most seriously, preparing a fake court order to cover up his…