Illinois Supreme Court Disciplines Attorneys
The Illinois Supreme Court has issued a number of decisions in bar discipline matters including the following summarized matters
Ms. Devis was licensed in Illinois in 2003 and in Indiana in 2004. In January 2024, the Indiana Supreme Court suspended her for 90 days, with the suspension stayed after 30 days by at least two years of probation with conditions, for committing criminal trespass on two separate occasions and violating probation conditions imposed in her criminal matters. Ms. Devis subsequently violated the disciplinary probation conditions, and the Indiana Supreme Court suspended her for at least 60 days without automatic reinstatement. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for 90 days and until further order of the Court. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board.
Mr. Sander, who was licensed in 1988, was suspended for 90 days. In 2022 and 2023, he intentionally used for his own purposes more than $5,800 in funds belonging to his client and others in three real estate matters. In addition, he failed to maintain complete records for his client trust account during that period. The suspension is effective on February 13, 2025.
Mr. Copot, who was licensed in 2013, was suspended for six months and until he completes the ARDC Professionalism Seminar. He engaged in dishonesty by falsifying three internal emails at the title insurance company at which he was employed to make it seem as if his supervisor had approved the denial of insureds’ claims. The suspension is effective on February 13, 2025.
Mr. Hosseini, who was licensed in 2012, was suspended for five months after he pled guilty to misdemeanor attempt non-consensual dissemination of sexual images. He admitted that he attempted to post, publish, or distribute private sexual images of a former romantic partner without that person’s consent. The suspension is effective on February 13, 2025.
(Mike Frisch)