Summary
The Illinois Supreme Court allowed the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s petition to impose discipline on consent. Stephen William Stoll, Jr., was suspended from practicing law for one year and until further order, with the suspension stayed during a two-year probation subject to conditions concerning substance use, treatment, reporting, testing, and compliance with professional rules.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the court should allow the Administrator's petition to impose discipline on consent under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 762(b).
- What discipline and probationary conditions should be imposed on respondent Stephen William Stoll, Jr.
Holdings
- The court allowed the Administrator's petition to impose discipline on consent.
- Respondent Stephen William Stoll, Jr., was suspended from the practice of law for one year and until further order of the court, with the suspension stayed in its entirety by a two-year period of probation subject to conditions addressing abstinence, treatment, reporting, testing, recovery meetings, cooperation, and compliance with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
Key quotations
“The petition by the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission to impose discipline on consent pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 762(b) is allowed.” (221 Ill. 2d 709)
Factual background
The order provides no detailed factual findings concerning the respondent's underlying conduct. It states that the respondent was subject to a disciplinary proceeding and required reimbursement to the Client Protection Program Trust Fund for any payments arising from his conduct.
Procedural history
The Administrator filed a consent-discipline petition directly before the Illinois Supreme Court. The court allowed the petition and imposed a one-year suspension, stayed in its entirety by a two-year probation subject to specified conditions.