What happens when an Illinois disciplinary investigation is referred to the Inquiry Board? […]
Inquiring Into Inquiry
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Informative articles that will get picked up by news outlets.
ARDC Rule Changes and Updates: Costs and Intermediaries
by Jim Doppke In this post, we’ll take a look at two orders recently entered by the Supreme Court that affect the ARDC and its operations. One of the orders also affects lawyers who are being or have already been prosecuted, and the other affects lawyers who may be at risk of becoming the subject […]
Inside the Numbers: ARDC Annual Report
by Jim Doppke As Rhys Saunders recently posted, the ARDC released its 2018 Annual Report a couple of weeks ago. I’m still digesting some of the information in it, but there are some observations about the Illinois disciplinary system that can be gleaned from the basic data. […]
ARDC Confidentiality: How Does It Work?
by Jim Doppke No. 6: What do you want? No. 2: Information. No. 6: Whose side are you on? No. 2: That would be telling. We want information…information… information!!! No. 6: You won’t get it! – Opening Sequence, The Prisoner Supreme Court Rule 766 provides that several phases and kinds of Illinois disciplinary proceedings “shall […]
Succession Planning: Representatives’ Risks
Some of the authority conferred on representatives by proposed Illinois Supreme Court Rule 781 could raise questions about potential disciplinary liability. […]
