“To the Best Of My Recollection”

The Illinois Administrator has charged an attorney with having a sexual relationship with a client during the course of her marriage dissolution action.

Between February 20, 2015 and December 15, 2016, Respondent represented Fielder in case number 2015D78.

On or about March 23, 2016, Respondent began to have sexual relations with Fielder that continued until at least October 2016.

On July 25, 2016, a judgment for dissolution of marriage was entered in case number 2015D78.

He is also charged with lying about it in response to the complaint

Respondent described when he began having a sexual relationship with Fielder. In the letter, Respondent stated with regard to his relationship with Fielder:

“To the best of my recollection, the sexual relationship between Ms. Whiteside-Fielder and I did not begin until after July 25, 2016.”

Respondent’s statement…that the sexual relationship between Respondent and Fielder did not begin until after July 25, 2016, was false because Respondent and Fielder had sexual relations on or about March 23, 2016.

Respondent knew the statement…was false at the time he made it.

(Mike Frisch)