Summary
The Illinois Supreme Court allowed the Administrator’s petition to impose discipline on consent against attorney Amim Johnson, Jr. Johnson was suspended from practicing law for six months, with the suspension stayed and a two-year probation imposed subject to detailed substance-abuse treatment, law-office management, reporting, and compliance conditions. The order also required reimbursement of proceeding costs and provided that the suspension would take effect if probation were revoked.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the Administrator's petition to impose attorney discipline on consent under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 762(b) should be allowed.
- What discipline and probation conditions should be imposed on respondent.
Holdings
- The petition by the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission to impose discipline on consent was allowed.
- Respondent Amim Johnson, Jr., was suspended from the practice of law for six months, with the suspension entirely stayed, and was placed on probation for two years subject to the conditions stated in the order.
Factual background
The opinion concerns consent discipline arising from respondent's conduct as an attorney. The imposed probation conditions address abstinence from alcohol and unprescribed or illegal controlled substances, continued chemical-dependence treatment, substance testing, law-office management, compliance with professional-conduct rules, and reimbursement of disciplinary and client-protection costs.
Procedural history
The Administrator filed a consent-discipline petition concerning respondent attorney Amim Johnson, Jr. The Illinois Supreme Court allowed the petition and imposed a six-month suspension, entirely stayed, with two years of probation subject to specified conditions.