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
- Peter C. Alexander, Carbondale, Member
- Paul M. Bach, Bach Law Offices Inc, Northbrook, Member
- Anthony B. Cameron, Quincy, Member
- Kelly V. Carter, Chicago, Member
- Edward M. Casmere, Chicago, Member
- Sarah N. Castle, Amundsen Davis LLC, Chicago, Member
- Hon. Joel L. Chupack, Chicago, Member
- Lindsay B. Coleman, Lake Forest, Member
- Barbara L. Delanois, Danville, Member
- Robert K. Downs, River Forest, Member
- Albert E. Durkin, Chicago, Member
- Diane E. Elliott, DeKalb, Member
- Hon. Robert W. Fioretti, Chicago, Member
- Todd Fleming, O Fallon, Member
- Jack D. Franks, Franks Gerkin Ponitz & Greeley PC, Marengo, Member
- Jacob H. Fulk, Bloomington, Member
- Richard C. Gleason, II, Chicago, Member
- S. Janaan Hashim, Amal Law Group LLC, Chicago, Member
- Kathryne R. Hayes, Chicago, Member
- David A. Herman, Giffin Winning Cohen & Bodewes PC, Springfield, Member
- Kimberly Mahlow Hinkle, Buffalo Grove, Member
- Amanda D. Howland, Amanda Howland MA MS JD, Lake Zurich, Member
- Hon. Lloyd A. Karmeier, Nashville, Member
- Mark S. Kawinski, Chicago, Member
- Scott A. Kozlov, Arlington Heights, Member
- Lawrence R. Krupp, Deerfield, Member
- Ann M. Lampariello, Wheaton, Member
- Brian W. Lewis, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Naperville, Member
- Erica D. Lindsay, Merrillville, Member
- Brian P. Liston, Chicago, Member
- George E. Marifian, Belleville, Member
- Pamela Sakowicz Menaker, Clifford Law Offices, Northfield, Member
- Arsenio L. Mims, St. Louis, Member
- Barry I. Mortge, Buffalo Grove, Member
- Gary S. Mueller, Joliet, Member
- Eric J. Neumann, Goreville, Member
- Melissa M. Olivero, Peru, Member
- Kristin Irene Olson, Belleville, Member
- Ann R. Pieper, Morton, Member
- Arlette G. Porter, Chicago, Member
- Melisa Quinones, Bolingbrook, Member
- George M. Sachs, Arlington Heights, Member
- David Lawrence Sanders, Chicago, Member
- Miss Marie K. Sarantakis, Oak Brook, Member
- Gary L. Schlesinger, Libertyville, Member
- Hon. Debra A. Seaton, South Holland, Member
- Melissa A. Smart, Jackson Lewis PC, Chicago, Member
- Alan E. Sohn, Northbrook, Member
- Michael S. Strauss, Libertyville, Member
- Courtnie E. Swearingen, Clinton, Member
- Juan R. Thomas, Clifford Law Offices, Aurora, Member
- Caitlin S. Tippy, Thomas Mamer LLP, Saint Joseph, Member
- Paige Anne-Marie Endsley Tungate, Saint Louis, Member
- Hon. Michelle A. Vescogni, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Ottawa, Member
- Nicole L. Winters, Edwardsville, Member
- Howard E. Zimmerle, Moline, Member