He communicated with a defendant in a criminal case whom he knew to be represented by counsel without consent of that defendant's lawyer. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The suspension is effective on February 7, 2023. He converted over $29,000 in client funds to his own use, falsely reported the status of cases and settlements to his clients, and neglected a number of insurance subrogation matters. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. In her written response to her opposing counsels subsequent notice of irregular documents, she falsely stated that the notary public had notarized the motions. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for one year and until she is reinstated to the practice of law in Missouri. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. Mr. Moonen was licensed in Illinois in 1976 and in Iowa in 1997. In his plea agreement, Mr. Patel acknowledged that he and other defendants, including the CEO of a home healthcare company, engaged in what is known as a pump and dump scheme by conspiring to make it appear that there was an active market for shares in the company, when in fact those shares were thinly traded. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for six months and until she is reinstated to the practice of law in Missouri. Mr. Fitzgerald, who was licensed in 1991, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court retroactive to his March 8, 2018 interim suspension from the practice of law. In a separate disciplinary matter, a referee appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a public reprimand against him for failing to promptly refund unearned fees to clients in two separate matters and mishandling client funds. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The Supreme Court of Indiana suspended him for 180 days, with 60 days actively served and the remainder stayed subject to completion of at least two years of conditional probation. He failed to pursue a client's personal injury case, allowing the statute of limitations to expire. She failed to diligently pursue two clients' immigration matters, did not adequately communicate with the clients, and failed to respond to the ARDC's requests for information. Mr. Moonen is currently suspended in Iowa on a separate case involving his failure to cooperate with Iowa disciplinary authorities' investigations. The suspension is effective on June 9, 2022. The law firm refunded the client's overpayment. Mr. Dale was licensed in Iowa in 2007 and in Illinois in 2009. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. Ms. Kowalski, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline, reprimanding her and placing her on a one-year period of probation, nunc pro tunc to May 10, 2022, subject to the conditions imposed by Arizona and continuing until she successfully completes her Arizona probation. He neglected an incarcerated client's post-conviction matter and failed to communicate with that client. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. Mr. Hudec was licensed in Wisconsin in 1979 and in Illinois in 1980. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline, reprimanded him, and placed him on probation for two years, nunc pro tunc, to October 31, 2019, subject to the disciplinary conditions imposed in Arizona. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. Mr. White, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended for two years and until further order of the Court, stayed after one year in favor of a three-year period of probation subject to conditions. Mr. Fromme, who was licensed in 2007, was suspended for three years and until further order of the Court. Mr. Levy was licensed in Illinois in 1999 and in North Carolina in 2001. An Arizona disciplinary hearing panel disbarred him for engaging in a pattern of misconduct in three separate matters. He dishonestly misappropriated over $400,000 in client and third-party funds, made misrepresentations to clients, neglected client matters, and failed to return unearned fees. He also did not respond to an ARDC subpoena. Mr. Jankura, who was licensed in 1987, was suspended for 90 days. In 2019, she was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and other offenses after she drove into a police patrol car. The Wisconsin Supreme Court publicly reprimanded him for failing to file a written motion seeking a change of venue as directed by his client in a visitation rights case, charging an unreasonable fee, and failing to refund the unearned portion of that fee after his client had terminated his services. Ms. VanAusdall, who was licensed to practice in 2003, was suspended for one year. Carver, who was licensed in Florida in 1990 and in Illinois in 1991, was suspended for 90 days by the Florida Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and entered an order reprimanding him and suspending him for nine months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Maine. Following his conviction, Mr. Roth was sentenced to five years in prison. Ms. Sodaro was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in Arizona in 2017. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. Mr. Ruggiero, who was licensed in 1992, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court after the ARDC's Inquiry Board authorized the filing of a formal disciplinary complaint charging him with dishonestly misappropriating more than $260,000 to which he had access as trustee of his late aunt's trust. Ms. Kahr, who was licensed in Illinois in 1974, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court after she was convicted in Washington of two counts of theft for having misappropriated more than $282,000 from a disabled man while serving as the man's guardian. He attempted to settle two cases without his clients' permission and made misrepresentations to a tribunal and opposing counsel about the status of the cases. While serving as a court-appointed public defender for a client, he made sexually explicit comments to the client, touched the client without her consent, and masturbated in front of the client in his office during a meeting about her case. The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine publicly reprimanded him and suspended him for nine months. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. The website for the ARDC can be found at www.iardc.org . Jun 29, 2012. While working as an investigator for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability ("COPA") in Chicago, she repeatedly, and without authorization, accessed a private database of police records in violation of the terms of her employment. Over an eight-month period, he used more than $16,000 in funds belonging to a bar association of which he was then president, without authority, by withdrawing funds from the associations bank account and charging personal expenses to the associations credit and debit cards. A judge held her in contempt for failing to appear at multiple court dates in a dissolution of marriage matter. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. Mr. Semrad, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for 90 days and until further order of the Court. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for six months and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by a one-year period of probation, nunc pro tunc to February 8, 2022, subject to the conditions imposed in Missouri and continuing until she successfully completes her Missouri probation. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. In addition, he misrepresented to the ARDC the amount of restitution he had paid to the credit card company. Mr. Sherman was licensed in Illinois in 1967 and in Florida in 1975. He was found guilty of bank fraud after he participated in a multi-year scheme that provided fraudulent information to lenders in order to qualify buyers for mortgage loans to purchase condominium units owned by other participants in the scheme. Ms. Lemp was licensed in Missouri in 2010 and in Illinois in 2012. Mr. Ybarra, who was licensed in 2008, was suspended for one year, with the suspension stayed after 60 days by an 18-month period of conditional probation. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The Illinois Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for 90 days, with the suspension stayed after 30 days by a two-year period of probation, retroactive to Nov. 23, 2020, subject to the conditions imposed in Indiana, and continuing until her probation in Indiana is terminated. Ms. Franklin, who was licensed in 1994, was disbarred for intentionally converting more than $122,000 owed to ten separate clients in workers' compensation and other matters. The suspension is effective on December 7, 2021. The Supreme Court of Missouri suspended him indefinitely with no petition for reinstatement to be considered for six months for mishandling client funds and engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Ms. Allen was previously disciplined for nearly identical misconduct in 2018. Mr. Buhl was licensed in Illinois in 1985 and in Connecticut in 1987. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Mr. Wittig was licensed in Illinois in 1992 and in Arizona in 1997. The payments totaled over $136,000. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. In electronic messages with a former client's girlfriend, he revealed information pertaining to his representation of that former client and made improper and abusive statements to the girlfriend. NEW YORKJanuary 10, 2023Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: ARDC) announced today that it has increased its monthly distribution for January 2023 to $0.1075 per common share from $0.1025 in December 2022, payable as noted below. Mr. Allen was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in New Hampshire in 1988. The Supreme Court of Colorado disbarred him for not diligently representing three clients in patent matters, failing to keep clients informed about the status of their matters, converting client funds in two of the matters, and abandoning two of the clients. Mr. Darnell was licensed to practice in Illinois in 2005 and in Virginia in 2007. He made false statements in federal court pleadings and in communications with opposing counsel and court personnel alleging a fictitious illness as his reason for seeking extensions of time in matters. Mr. Stroth, who was licensed in 2001, was suspended for 30 days and ordered to take the ARDC's professionalism seminar. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. If an objection is filed, the suspension shall not become effective until the evaluation of the objection is completed. He did so even though he knew that the insurance company was unaware that his client had died. Mr. Szymanski, who was licensed in 2013, was suspended from the practice of law for two years and until further order of the Court. Pursuant to amended Supreme Court Rule 756 (i), the reinstatement fee is $25 per month, subject to a $600 cap. Officer was licensed in both Missouri and Illinois in 1970. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Mr. Ybarra failed to diligently represent clients in several matters, including divorce and family-law cases, made misrepresentations to clients about the status of their matters, and did not refund unearned fees to a number of those clients. In securing a $200,000 loan for a company that he and a client co-owned, the repayment of which that client personally guaranteed, he entered into a business transaction with a second client without disclosing the first client's financial liabilities and without obtaining the second client's informed consent. Mr. Ries, who licensed in 1998, was suspended from the practice of law for two years and until he is reinstated to the practice of law before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona reprimanded her and placed her on a one-year period of probation with conditions. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and imposed a reprimand and a 60-day suspension. Mr. Jackson was licensed in Arizona in 2011 and in Illinois in 2014. Ms. Allen, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended from the practice of law for one year and until further order of the Court. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after six months by two years of probation, nunc pro tunc to March 19, 2019, subject to the conditions imposed in Colorado and continuing until her Colorado probation has ended. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for five months and until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Iowa. She refused to agree to the terms of probation. John Paul Paleczny of Chicago, licensed in 2018, was suspended for one year and until he . Those charges were later dismissed. The Attorney Probable Cause Committee of the Supreme Court of Arizona entered an order admonishing him and placing him on conditional probation for mishandling client funds and overdrawing his client trust account. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for six months and until she is reinstated to the practice of law in Arizona. Mr. She assisted a disbarred attorney in the unauthorized practice of law by representing an individual in a workers' compensation case without the individual's consent, thereby allowing the disbarred attorney to falsely represent himself to the individual as being able to practice law. In 2016, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, suspended him for six months and until further order of the Court for misappropriating $6,250 in settlement funds and failing to promptly comply with his client's reasonable requests for information. He converted over $38,000 that he was supposed to hold for a third party in a real estate transaction by giving it to another client without the third partys consent. On at least 90 occasions, he used a credit card belonging to the real estate company for which he was in-house counsel to make unauthorized payments to merchant accounts he controlled. He improperly deposited a retainer fee payment from a criminal case he was handling into a business checking account and used a portion of those funds before they had been earned. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for 45 days, nunc pro tunc, to July 15, 2020. Mr. Kovac was licensed in both Illinois and Wisconsin in 1973. He failed to diligently pursue several clients' dissolution of marriage cases, he did not keep those clients reasonably informed about their matters or promptly comply with their reasonable requests for information, and he failed to refund unearned fees. In a 2019 matter, he was admonished for failing to distribute funds to a person owed the funds and not reasonably communicating with his client. He also forged the client's ex-spouse's signature on a document, although he did not file it with the court. The firms subsequent review of those requests determined either that the trips had not been taken or that there was insufficient proof to show that the expenses had actually been incurred. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The Indiana Supreme Court suspended her for 90 days, beginning November 23, 2020, with 30 days of that suspension to be actively served and the remainder stayed subject to completion of at least two years of conditional probation. Mr. Krkljes, who was licensed in 1988, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after 30 days in favor of a two-year period of probation with conditions. He engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when he continued to practice law for eight months after his name was removed from the roll of licensed attorneys for failing to comply with Minimum Continuing Legal Education requirements. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. The suspension is effective on February 11, 2021. Between March and May 2018, Mr. Rueda converted over $15,000 in four client matters due in part to his failure to keep appropriate trust account records. East St. Louis attorney Lawrence Joseph Hess and Valparaiso, Ind. The changes reduce the cost of returning to the master roll for retired status attorneys and attorneys whose ARDC registration has lapsed. Debarment is the permanent suspension of a vendor from doing business with the OAG. Updated. Mr. Gordon, who was licensed in 2010, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, stayed after six months by a six-month period of conditional probation. He signed his personal injury client's name on a settlement release, falsely attested that he had witnessed his client's signature, used $36,641 of settlement funds without his client's authorization, and concealed his use of the client's funds. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2021. The suspension is effective on February 10, 2022. Mr. McCulloh, who licensed in 1983, was suspended from the practice of law for one year, with the suspension stayed after 60 days in favor of a one-year period of probation. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021. Ms. Azimi, who was licensed in 2015, was suspended for 90 days. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. The suspension is effective on October 12, 2022. The Supreme Court of Iowa suspended him for 30 days for failing to communicate with a client, collecting an unauthorized fee in a Social Security disability benefits matter, neglecting a client's case, and mishandling client funds. Mr. Salgado, who was licensed in 1993, was suspended for one year with all but the first 30 days stayed by a one-year period of conditional probation. Ms. Biagi, who was licensed in 2014, was suspended from the practice of law for five months. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended Mr. Kovac for five months. 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