Land Of Lincoln

The Illinois Supreme Court has resolved a number of bar discipline matters, according to an Announcement on the web page of the ARDC.

Among the decisions

Mr. DeGrave, who was licensed in 2015, was suspended for one year and until further order the Court for striking his then-wife in the face during an argument, which led to injuries requiring surgery. Mr. DeGrave was charged and convicted of one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and was sentenced to 60 days in prison followed by a two-year term of probation.

Mr. Gonzalez, who was licensed in 2012, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. Over an eight-month period, he used more than $16,000 in funds belonging to a bar association of which he was then president, without authority, by withdrawing funds from the association’s bank account and charging personal expenses to the association’s credit and debit cards.

Mr. Moore, who was licensed in 1986, was suspended for one year and until further order of Court. He committed the criminal act of aggravated battery on one of his neighbors, a woman over 60 years of age. He also made false statements regarding his conduct to the investigating detective. Mr. Moore did not participate in the disciplinary hearing.

Mr. Pomrenze, who was licensed in 1984, was suspended for five months and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by two years of conditional probation. In the course of representing a client, Mr. Pomrenze became involved in a dispute with another attorney. During a telephone call with that attorney, Mr. Pomrenze threatened great harm to the other lawyer’s client if the client filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Pomrenze or if he submitted a complaint to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

(Mike Frisch)