Illinois State Bar Findings in Disciplinary Action against Former Little River Band Attorney

Available here (Illinois website), and pdf:

ARDC Complaint

This document details the findings of fact, and makes recommendations for discipline. We posted relevant documents on this matter here and here and here.

The six counts are as follows (details are in the document linked above):

COMPLAINT

Jerome Larkin, Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, by his attorney, Meriel Coleman, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 753(b), complains of Respondent, Joseph Henry Martin, who was licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois on May 2, 1995, and alleges that Respondent has engaged in the following conduct which tends to defeat the administration of justice or to bring the courts or the legal profession into disrepute:

COUNT I
(Conflict of interest-filing suit against a client while the representation continues)

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COUNT II
(Engaging in a conflict of interest by initiating lawsuits against a client while the representation continues and threatening to bring disciplinary charges to gain an advantage in a civil proceeding)

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COUNT III
(Communication with a represented party, threatening to reveal client confidence)

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COUNT IV
(Filing a frivolous lawsuit-Honorable Angela Sherigan)

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COUNT V
(Filing a frivolous lawsuit-September 29, 2010)

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COUNT VI
(Filing a frivolous lawsuit-relating to ARDC Investigation)

2 thoughts on “Illinois State Bar Findings in Disciplinary Action against Former Little River Band Attorney

  1. Courtney Kachur June 8, 2011 / 11:16 am

    I am not sure I am reading the same document you are. The document I have shows the complaint, not the findings of fact, and asks for punishment, not recommends punishment.
    Is there another document? The complaint was dated May 20, 1011. Did the hearing Board already rule?

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