Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
As the name implies, the ARDC is the agency of the Supreme Court of Illinois
which registers attorneys and investigates complaints of misconduct field against
attorneys holding a license to practice law in Illinois.
The ARDC's principle purpose is to assist the Supreme Court to determine a lawyer's fitness to practice law in Illinois. If warranted after a misconduct investigation, the ARDC can bring formal disciplinary charges. The ARDC can not impose fines, imprison, obtain monetary damages, enforce remedies between a lawyer and client, or seek civil or criminal relief against a lawyer as part of the disciplinary process. They can only affect a lawyer's ability to practice law in Illinois.
The Supreme Court of Illinois will ultimately decide if a lawyer should be censured (publicly rebuked), suspended (having the law license to practice either taken away for a certain period of time or placed on a probationary period) or disbarred (having the law license taken away indefinitely).
Any Illinois attorney who has been notified of an ARDC investigation should obtain qualified council.
Rathbun, Cservenyak & Kozol LLC is the only Will County law firm that practices in
Attorney Disciplinary Defense.
E-mail: webmail@rcklawfirm.com
