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Pro Se Attorney Under Fire in Illinois for Provocative Statements During His Divorce Proceedings

by in discipline, Lawyers, Pro Se, Professionalism. Posted October 12, 2021
Pro Se Attorney’s Offensive Statements to Judge and Opposing Counsel Result in Disciplinary Case A pro se Des Plaines, Illinois attorney had a run-in with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (“IARDC”) after making provocative statements while representing himself in divorce proceedings initiated by his estranged wife. The complaint, filed by the IARDC on ...
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Update on the Ethical Implications of Ex-Judge Posner’s New Book

by in Advisory Opinion, judges, News, Pro Se, Professionalism. Posted November 14, 2017
After causing an uproar from his former colleagues with his new book, Reforming the Federal Judiciary: My Former Court Needs to Overhaul Its Staff Attorney Program and Begin Televising Its Oral Arguments, recently-retired Judge Posner has moved forward with his crusade with the announcement that he will be representing pro se litigants. Ethical
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