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ARDC ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

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Commission

The Commission is composed of seven members appointed by the Court for three-year terms. Four Commissioners are Illinois lawyers, and the other three members are nonlawyers. The Commission has administrative responsibility for the registration and discipline of Illinois lawyers. The Commission acts as a board of directors for the disciplinary agency, setting general policy and overseeing its implementation. The Commission also makes Client Protection claim determinations.

Name City Term Expiration
Benedict Schwarz IIWest DundeeUntil Further Order
Lawyer Commissioner and Chair
 
Derrick K. BakerEvergreen ParkDecember 31, 2008
Nonlawyer Commissioner
 
John R. CarrollLa GrangeDecember 31, 2008
Nonlawyer Commissioner
 
Joan Myers EagleChicagoDecember 31, 2010
Lawyer Commissioner
 
Robert Michael HendersonPeoriaDecember 31, 2009
Lawyer Commissioner
 
John Paul KujawskiO'FallonDecember 31, 2009
Lawyer Commissioner
 
Brian McFaddenSpringfieldDecember 31, 2008
Nonlawyer Commissioner
 

Review Board

The Review Board is composed of nine lawyer members appointed by the Supreme Court to three-year terms. The Supreme Court designates one member of the Board as Chair. The Review Board considers appeals from the reports of the Hearing Board.

Name City Term Expiration
John Walter Rapp Jr., ChairMount CarrollDecember 31, 2010
Daniel Patrick Duffy
ChicagoDecember 31, 2009
Stuart Ronald Lefstein
Rock IslandDecember 31, 2008
Bruce Jay Meachum
DanvilleDecember 31, 2010
Gordon Bernard Nash Jr.
ChicagoDecember 31, 2010
Terrence V. O'Leary
Granite CityDecember 31, 2009
William Robert Quinlan
ChicagoDecember 31, 2008
David F. Rolewick
WheatonDecember 31, 2009
Thomas A Zimmerman Jr.
ChicagoDecember 31, 2008

The Hearing Board

The Hearing Board consists of lawyers and nonlawyers appointed by the Commission in a ratio of two lawyers to one nonlawyer. The Commission also appoints one lawyer member of the Board to serve as Chair of the entire Board. Appointments are for annual terms extending to the last day of February and until a successor is appointed. The Board sits in panels of three, with one of the lawyer members designated as Panel Chair. The panels preside over the hearing of disciplinary, disability, and reinstatement cases.

Arthur B. Smith Jr., Chair of the Hearing Board

Name Position City
Ziad AlnaqibLawyer MemberChicago
Jack O'Hair AsherPanel ChairParis
Albert C. BaldermannNonlawyer MemberChicago
Joseph A. BartholomewPanel ChairBelleville
Lawrence S. BeaumontPanel ChairChicago
Brian William BellLawyer MemberChicago
Mary Patricia BenzPanel ChairChicago
George Peter BerbasLawyer MemberChicago
Carolyn BerningNonlawyer MemberSpringfield
Frederich J. BinghamNonlawyer MemberChicago
Patrick Malone BlanchardPanel ChairChicago
Michael Louis BolosPanel ChairJoliet
Debra J BraseltonPanel ChairOakbrook Terrace
Philip Gerard BrinckerhoffLawyer MemberChicago
Kenn BrotmanPanel ChairChicago
Terrence Michael BurnsPanel ChairChicago
Joseph J. CalvanicoNonlawyer MemberChicago
Julian Charles CareyLawyer MemberBelleville
Robert Andrew ChapmanLawyer MemberChicago
Yehuda C. CohenNonlawyer MemberChicago
Bonita ColemanLawyer MemberChicago
Richard CorkeryNonlawyer MemberSpringfield
Bonnie K. CurranNonlawyer MemberFreeport
David A. DattiloNonlawyer MemberElgin
Champ Wilburn Davis Jr.Panel ChairChicago
William Murray DicksonLawyer MemberChicago
Brigid Ann DuffieldPanel ChairWheaton
Ken DunkinNonlawyer MemberChicago
Albert O. Eck Jr.Nonlawyer MemberSpringfield
Matthew James EganLawyer MemberChicago
Ted L. EilermanNonlawyer MemberCollinsville
Johnny A. Fairman IILawyer MemberHomewood
Tiffany Mary FergusonLawyer MemberChicago
James Peter FiewegerLawyer MemberChicago
Mark FitzgeraldNonlawyer MemberChicago
Andrea Dawn FlynnLawyer MemberNorthbrook
Jay Allan FrankLawyer MemberChicago
William E. GabbardNonlawyer MemberSilvis
John Laurence GilbertPanel ChairEdwardsville
Richard Alan GreenLawyer MemberCarbondale
Michael Cotter GreenfieldPanel ChairChicago
John A. GuzzardoPanel ChairSterling
Pamela Hammond-McDavidNonlawyer MemberSpringfield
Harry M. HardwickNonlawyer MemberChicago
Edward Smyth HarmeningLawyer MemberChicago
Marla Shade HarrisLawyer MemberChicago
Audrey HauserNonlawyer MemberSt. Charles
Wendell Derek HayesLawyer MemberHomewood
Paul Carter HendrenPanel ChairChampaign
Terence Michael HeuelLawyer MemberChicago
Roxanna Marie HippleLawyer MemberWest Dundee
William Edward Hornsby Jr.Panel ChairChicago
Edward William HuntleyLawyer MemberSpringfield
Donald Ray JacksonLawyer MemberPeoria
Ellen L. JohnsonNonlawyer MemberChicago
Bernard JudgeNonlawyer MemberChicago
Joel A. KagannNonlawyer MemberWoodridge
Larry Richard KaneLawyer MemberChicago
Mark Lionel KarasikPanel ChairChicago
Henry T. KellyPanel ChairChicago
Charles E. King Sr.Nonlawyer MemberGranite City
K. F. Kitchen IINonlawyer MemberOak Brook
Cheryl M. KneubuehlNonlawyer MemberRock City
Leo Henry KonzenPanel ChairGranite City
Arden Joy LangLawyer MemberSpringfield
Vincent A. LavieriLawyer MemberChicago
Sang-yul LeeLawyer MemberChicago
Harvey Norman LevinLawyer MemberChicago
Juliette N. LilieLawyer MemberChicago
Judith Nelson LozierLawyer MemberMason City
Mark Douglas ManettiLawyer MemberOak Brook
Claire Ann ManningLawyer MemberSpringfield
Lee Anthony MarinaccioLawyer MemberOak Brook
Richard J. MarkNonlawyer MemberCollinsville
George E. Marron IIILawyer MemberHighland
Richard MatzdorffNonlawyer MemberChampaign
Heather Anne McPhersonLawyer MemberFreeport
Adrienne Denise MebaneLawyer MemberChicago
James R. MendilloLawyer MemberBelleville
Edward J. MillerNonlawyer MemberChicago
Stephen Samuel MitchellPanel ChairChicago
Michelle Monique MontgomeryLawyer MemberChicago
Donna L. MooreLawyer MemberChicago
Ronald Stephen MotilLawyer MemberGlen Carbon
Jessica Arong O'BrienLawyer MemberChicago
Nam Hung PaikLawyer MemberChicago
Roberta ParksNonlawyer MemberPeoria
Kenneth A. PetersNonlawyer MemberLisle
Donald A. Pettis Sr.Nonlawyer MemberChicago
Betty J. PhillipsNonlawyer MemberChicago
Carl (Carlo) E. PoliLawyer MemberNorthbrook
Arlette G. PorterLawyer MemberChicago
Thomas Jackson PotterLawyer MemberMorrison
James Barton PritikinPanel ChairChicago
Eric Andre ReevesLawyer MemberElmhurst
Charles E. Reiter IIILawyer MemberMaywood
Lon Mason RicheyPanel ChairMorrison
Yolanda L. RicksLawyer MemberChicago
Keith Edward Roberts Jr.Panel ChairWheaton
Randall B. RosenbaumLawyer MemberUrbana
Marshall R. RoweNonlawyer MemberChicago
Eddie Sanders Jr.Nonlawyer MemberCountry Club Hills
Devlin J. SchoopLawyer MemberChicago
Leonard Jay SchragerLawyer MemberChicago
George Michael ShurLawyer MemberDe Kalb
Geraldine C. SimmonsLawyer MemberChicago
Modupe A. SoboLawyer MemberChicago
John Michael Steed IIIPanel ChairChicago
Roma J. StewartLawyer MemberChicago
Paula Sellars TillmanLawyer MemberChesterton
Donald D. ToriskyNonlawyer MemberElgin
Katheryn H WardNonlawyer MemberChicago
Joycelynn Watkins-AsiyanbiLawyer MemberChicago
Shelby Webb Jr.Lawyer MemberChicago
John B. WhitonPanel ChairFreeport
Fran McConnell WilliamsNonlawyer MemberChicago
David A. WinterNonlawyer MemberEvanston
Henry Paul WolffLawyer MemberChicago
Thomas Paton YoungLawyer MemberElgin
William YuLawyer MemberChicago
Richard Wayne ZuckermanPanel ChairPeoria

 

 

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The Inquiry Board

The Inquiry Board is composed of lawyers and nonlawyers appointed by the Commission to annual terms extending to the last day of February and until a successor is appointed. The Board acts in panels of three (two lawyers and one nonlawyer). The Inquiry Board considers investigations referred to it by the Administrator and determines whether there is sufficient evidence for the filing of a complaint charging misconduct or a petition alleging incapacity with the Hearing Board, or if the investigation should be dismissed or closed.

Name Position City
Paul Michael LisnekChairChicago
J. William LuccoChairEdwardsville
David S. MannChairChicago
Lee Jon SchoenChairChicago
Zafar A. BokhariNonlawyer MemberWood Dale
James Don BroadwayLawyer MemberPeoria
Thomas E. EimermannNonlawyer MemberNormal
Ralph JohnsonNonlawyer MemberChicago
Sharon L. LawLawyer MemberSugar Grove
Maritza MartinezLawyer MemberChicago
Willis Rollin TriblerLawyer MemberChicago
Norvell P. WestNonlawyer MemberChicago

Oversight Committee

The Oversight Committee is comprised of lawyers appointed by the Commission to annual terms extending until last day of February and until a successor is appointed. The Oversight Committee members assist the Commission in conducting an internal quality review of a representative sample of investigative matters concluded by the Administrator without reference to the Inquiry Board.

Name City
Louis T. AschermanWilmette
Albert C. BaldermannChicago
Brian William BellChicago
Carolyn BerningSpringfield
Frederich J. BinghamChicago
Zafar A. BokhariWood Dale
Philip Gerard BrinckerhoffChicago
James Don BroadwayPeoria
Joseph J. CalvanicoChicago
Julian Charles CareyBelleville
William Franklin CarmodyGlen Ellyn
Robert Andrew ChapmanChicago
Yehuda C. CohenChicago
Bonita ColemanChicago
Richard CorkerySpringfield
Bonnie K. CurranFreeport
David A. DattiloElgin
William Murray DicksonChicago
Patrick Thomas Driscoll Jr.Chicago
Albert O. Eck Jr.Springfield
Matthew James EganChicago
Ted L. EilermanCollinsville
Thomas E. EimermannNormal
Johnny A. Fairman IIHomewood
Tiffany Mary FergusonChicago
James Peter FiewegerChicago
Mark FitzgeraldChicago
Andrea Dawn FlynnNorthbrook
William E. GabbardSilvis
Richard Alan GreenCarbondale
Pamela Hammond-McDavidSpringfield
Harry M. HardwickChicago
Marla Shade HarrisChicago
Audrey HauserSt. Charles
Wendell Derek HayesHomewood
Terence Michael HeuelChicago
Roxanna Marie HippleWest Dundee
Edward William HuntleySpringfield
Donald Ray JacksonPeoria
Ralph JohnsonChicago
Ellen L. JohnsonChicago
Bernard JudgeChicago
Joel A. KagannWoodridge
Larry Richard KaneChicago
K. F. Kitchen IIOak Brook
Cheryl M. KneubuehlRock City
Arden Joy LangSpringfield
Vincent A. LavieriChicago
Sharon L. LawSugar Grove
Sang-yul LeeChicago
Harvey Norman LevinChicago
Juliette N. LilieChicago
Paul Michael LisnekChicago
Judith Nelson LozierMason City
J. William LuccoEdwardsville
David S. MannChicago
Claire Ann ManningSpringfield
Lee Anthony MarinaccioOak Brook
Richard J. MarkCollinsville
Maritza MartinezChicago
Richard MatzdorffChampaign
Heather Anne McPhersonFreeport
Adrienne Denise MebaneChicago
Edward J. MillerChicago
Michelle Monique MontgomeryChicago
Donna L. MooreChicago
Ronald Stephen MotilGlen Carbon
Dennis Salvatore NudoPark Ridge
Jessica Arong O'BrienChicago
Nam Hung PaikChicago
Roberta ParksPeoria
Kenneth A. PetersLisle
Betty J. PhillipsChicago
Carl (Carlo) E. PoliNorthbrook
Thomas Jackson PotterMorrison
Yolanda L. RicksChicago
Randall B. RosenbaumUrbana
Marshall R. RoweChicago
Eddie Sanders Jr.Country Club Hills
Lee Jon SchoenChicago
Devlin J. SchoopChicago
Leonard Jay SchragerChicago
George Michael ShurDe Kalb
Geraldine C. SimmonsChicago
Modupe A. SoboChicago
Paula Sellars TillmanChesterton
Donald D. ToriskyElgin
Willis Rollin TriblerChicago
Katheryn H WardChicago
Joycelynn Watkins-AsiyanbiChicago
Norvell P. WestChicago
Fran McConnell WilliamsChicago
David A. WinterEvanston
Henry Paul WolffChicago
Thomas Paton YoungElgin
William YuChicago

Client Protection Review Panel

The Client Protection Review Panel is appointed by the Commission to annual terms extending to the last day of February and until a successor is appointed.  The Review Panel is composed of a lawyer chair, a lawyer member, and a nonlawyer member.  The panel considers requests for reconsideration of Commission decisions on Client Protection claims.

Name Position City
James Dudley ParsonsChairChicago
Patrick Thomas Driscoll Jr.Lawyer MemberChicago
John C. KeaneNonlawyer MemberFlossmoor