The mission of the Standing Committee on the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission is:
- To solidify the working relationship between the ISBA and the ARDC through enhanced communication and dissemination of relevant information.
- To provide information to the legal community regarding attorneys' professional and ethical duties and the disciplinary system.
- To review and make recommendations to the ARDC and the Supreme Court of Illinois regarding the disciplinary system to ensure that the disciplinary system is fair and balances the needs of the profession and the public.
Consists of a chair, vice-chair, secretary and members-at-large appointed by the ISBA President.
Useful Resources
- ISBA Ethics page
- Illinois Bar Journal articles on ethics and attorney discipline.
- Recent disciplinary filings
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ARDC Annual Report Shows Grievances at Lowest Number Since 1988
Recent Decisions
Misuse of Client Funds
In re: Allen A. Lefkovitz, M.R. 28257 (November 21, 2016), affirming 2014 PR 00039 (August 24, 2015)
Committee Roster
- George M. Sachs, George M Sachs PC, Arlington Heights, Chair
- Peter C. Alexander, Carbondale, Vice-Chair
- David A. Herman, Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewes PC, Springfield, Secretary
- Kathryne R. Hayes, Collins Bargione Vuckovich, Chicago, Ex-Officio/CLE Coordinator
- William W.P. Atkins, Moline, Member
- Anthony B. Cameron, Cameron Law Offices, Quincy, Member
- Barbara L. Delanois, Danville, Member
- Robert K. Downs, Downs Law Offices PC, Oak Park, Member
- Marissa L. Downs, Laurie & Brennan LLP, Chicago, Member
- Lauren A. Evans, Bank of America, Chicago, Member
- Hon. Robert W. Fioretti, Esq, Fioretti Campbell LLC, Chicago, Member
- Shirley A. Gallant, Gallant Law LTD, Oak Brook, Member
- Richard C. Gleason, II, ARDC, Chicago, Member
- Kimberly Mahlow Hinkle, The Law Offices of Stuart A Reid PC, Deerfield, Member/CLE Committee Liaison
- Joel M. Hurwitz, Saul Ewing LLP, Chicago, Member
- Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier, Ret., Nashville, Member
- Scott A. Kozlov, Arlington Heights, Member
- Ann M. Lampariello, Lamp Law LLC, Wheaton, Member
- Theresa M. Lechner, Dussias Wittenberg Koenigsbarger LLP, Chicago, Member
- Aaron B. Maduff, Barett & Farahany, Chicago, Member
- George E. Marifian, Belleville, Member
- Edward Richard McMurray, Villa Park, Member
- Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Clifford Law Offices, Northfield, Member
- Kathryn L. Mickelson, Beermann LLP, Chicago, Member
- Arsenio L. Mims, Dowd Bennett LLP, St. Louis, Member
- Barry I. Mortge, Law Offices of Barry I. Mortge, Buffalo Grove, Member
- Azam Nizamuddin, Abear Law Offfices, Wheaton, Member
- Ann R. Pieper, ARDC, Morton, Member
- David Lawrence Sanders, The Patterson Law Firm LLC, Chicago, Member
- Ari J. Scharg, Edelson PC, Chicago, Member
- Gary L. Schlesinger, Libertyville, Member
- Paige Anne-Marie Endsley Tungate, Downey Law Group LLC, Saint Louis, Member
- Hon. Michelle A. Vescogni, 13th Judicial Circuit, Ottawa, Member
- Linda J. Watson, Watson Law, Peoria, Member
- J. Matthew Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer Law Offices PC, Wheaton, Board Liaison