The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by an attorney in his own divorce.

Several counts involve statements

At 10:31 a.m. on September 15, 2020, Respondent sent an email to Attorney Steve Wasko (the guardian ad litem in case number 2017D230075), Attorney Evan Mammas (one of Erika’s then-attorneys in case number 2017D230075), and Judge John T. Carr (the judge overseeing case number 2017D230075), copying Terry Bright (an individual in the Chief Judge’s office who schedules hearings) and Attorney Caidi Vanderporten (another one of Erika’s then-attorneys in case number 2017D230075). The email was in response to efforts to set a hearing date for October 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. and stated:

“Judge Carr said late September. I do not agree. This is child abuse, perpetuated by the court and its corrupt and incompetent officers. I further want the court to read the federal court filings, to which it can take judicial notice, and to recuse itself and apologize to me and my children. Give us a time tomorrow to re-approach.”

Respondent’s statement that “this is child abuse, perpetuated by the court and its corrupt and incompetent officers” was false or made with reckless disregard of the truth.

Respondent made the statement in paragraph 4, above, knowing it was false, or with reckless disregard for the truth.

On September 28, 2020, a hearing was held in the dissolution proceeding on some pending motions. As Judge Carr was in the process of ruling on one of the motions, Respondent directed the following statements to Judge Carr:

“See, that’s –that’s why this is the clown car. You are a clown.”
“You’re a child abuser. I mean, honestly, I should call DCFS on you because you’ve abused these children for two years. What you have done and what people like you do to people all over this country is a disgrace.”

Respondent’s statements that “this is the clown car”, that Judge Carr was a “clown,” a “child abuser” and that Respondent “should call DCFS on [Judge Carr] because [Judge Carr] abused these children for two years”, and “what [Judge Carr has] done and what people like [Judge Carr] do to people all over this country is a disgrace” were false or made with reckless disregard of the truth.

9. Respondent made the statements in paragraph 7, above, knowing they were false, or with reckless disregard for the truth.