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CA7: Disbarred lawyer could not resign from bar of court without recognizing reason

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

The Seventh Circuit would not permit a lawyer to simply resign where the lawyer was already disbarred in state court for overbilling clients. Resignation without recognizing the reason is not enough. In re Wick, D-10-0015 (7th Cir. December 9, 2010): When an attorney is removed from the roll of attorneys admitted to practice before this court, we don't want to leave the impression that the separation was innocent if in fact it was precipitated by the attorney's wrongdoing. In seeking to resign from the bar of our court, Wick has managed to compound the misconduct that led to his disbarment by the Supreme Court of Illinois. In November 2008 the Illinois Attorney and Registration Disciplinary Commission had ordered him to show cause why he should not be disciplined for overcharging two clients more than a million dollars...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on December 15, 2010 (boomark / email).