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Public sector discipline: September 2009 Term of the Supreme Court By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, December 2009 In re Gable, Commission No. 08 CH 67, S. Ct. No. M.R. 23234 (September 22, 2009). Jarrett Ward Gable was an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County during the misconduct in question. On May 28, 2006, he was arrested at a music festival in Peoria and was charged with two counts of possession of psilocybin, a controlled substance that acts as a hallucinogen.
Public sector discipline: September 2008 term of the Illinois Supreme Court By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, December 2008 In re Kelley, Commission No. 07 SH 5, S. Ct. No. M.R. 22452 (September 16, 2008). John Michael Kelley was an Assistant State’s Attorney in Sangamon County between 2001 and 2006.
Public sector discipline: Former Assistant State’s Attorney disbarred on consent By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, September 2008 In re Baba, Commission No. 07 SH 74, S. Ct. No. M.R. 22324 (May 19, 2008).
Public sector discipline: Two Illinois prosecutors disciplined for Brady violations during May term of the Supreme Court By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, September 2007 In re Murphy and Campbell, Commission Nos. 06 SH 74 and 75 (consolidated), S. Ct. No. M.R. 21566 (May 18, 2007).
Public sector discipline: Two Illinois public sector attorneys disciplined during March term of court for criminal conduct By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, June 2007 In re Arrigo, Commission No. 06 CH 45, S. Ct. No. M.R. 21373 (March 19, 2007). John Arrigo was an officer in the United States Air Force and, as such, was subject to annual written evaluations of his job performance.
Former Assistant Public Defender Suspended Until Further Order By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, March 2007 In September 2003, Julie Baldwin entered into a contract to serve as a part-time assistant public defender in Peoria County, where she was assigned to represent indigent parents in cases in which her clients faced the possibility of termination of their parental rights.
Former Assistant Public Defender suspended By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, December 2006 While she was employed as an assistant Kane County public defender, Cynthia Sutherin approached three of her colleagues at the Public Defender’s office, as well as another attorney employed by the Kane County State’s Attorney, telling them that she was going to open a law firm with two other assistant public defenders.
Ethics corner: recent discipline of public sector lawyers and related ABA formal opinion By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, September 2006 Recent disciplinary orders from the Illinois Supreme Court have included sanctions entered against two public sector attorneys.
Ethics corner: Recent censure of a public sector lawyer By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, April 2006 On January 13, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court censured Justin T. Fitzsimmons for professional misconduct committed during the course of his employment as an assistant state’s attorney in DuPage County.
Discipline of public sector attorneys: Some recent dispositions of interest from Illinois and other states By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, September 2005 In re Nelson, Ill. Sup. Ct. No. M.R. 19657 (November 17, 2004). The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a 90-day suspension of Ms. Nelson’s license to practice on the basis of her breach of fiduciary duty to her client and her use of client confidences without the client’s consent, in violation of Rule 1.6(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Ethics corner: Discipline of public sector attorneys: some recent dispositions of interest from Illinois and other states By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, February 2005 Recent cases of interest.
In-sites By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, February 2005 In the November 2003 edition of this newsletter, I introduced you to the ARDC's Web site and told you that portions of the site were still under construction.
Ethics corner By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, November 2003 Although part of the Web site is still “under construction,” public information about Illinois attorneys, an explanation of the operation of the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (“ARDC”) rules, and links to use for researching ethics issues are currently available at: .
Our first CLE program—A rave review By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, December 2002 On September 19, 2002, the Standing Committee on Government Lawyers sponsored, in conjunction with the ABA's Government & Public Sector Lawyers Division, a continuing legal education program produced by and for government lawyers.
“Taking the Fifth” at an administrative hearing By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, December 2002 During contested cases before administrative tribunals, it sometimes happens that a witness refuses to testify on the ground that his answer might tend to incriminate him.
Government lawyers and the attorney-client privilege By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, August 2002 In In re: A Witness Before the Special Grand Jury 2000-2, No. 01-3386 (7th Cir. April 23, 2002), the Seventh Circuit addressed, at the request of a state official, whether his government attorney could refuse to answer questions posed by a grand jury on the basis of attorney-client privilege.
Ethics corner By Rosalyn B. Kaplan & Susan Cox Government Lawyers, October 2001 In re Schaaf, No. M.R. 17387 (March 23, 2001). Respondent, who was licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1994, began working as a part-time assistant state's attorney in Jersey County, while he was also engaged in private practice; he was hired as a full-time assistant state's attorney in April 1999.
Someone you should know: Jim Grogan By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Government Lawyers, October 2001 Do you have a question about legal ethics? Or maybe a question about judicial ethics? If you are among the seemingly endless list of his friends or acquaintances, you would pick up the phone and call Jim Grogan.
“Taking the Fifth” at an administrative hearing By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Environmental and Natural Resources Law, May 2000 During contested cases before administrative tribunals, it sometimes happens that a witness refuses to testify on the ground that his answer might tend to incriminate him.
“Taking the Fifth” at an administrative hearing By Rosalyn B. Kaplan Administrative Law, April 2000 During contested cases before administrative tribunals, it sometimes happens that a witness refuses to testify on the ground that his answer might tend to incriminate him.

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