Summary
The Illinois Supreme Court allowed the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s petition to impose discipline on consent under Supreme Court Rule 762(b). Robert K. Leyshon was suspended from practicing law for one year, with the suspension stayed during a two-year probation subject to conditions addressing sobriety, treatment, monitoring, reporting, and reimbursement of costs.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the court should allow the Administrator's petition to impose attorney discipline on consent under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 762(b).
- What discipline and probation conditions should be imposed on respondent Robert K. Leyshon.
Holdings
- The petition to impose discipline on consent under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 762(b) is allowed.
- Respondent is suspended from the practice of law for one year, with the suspension entirely stayed by a two-year period of probation subject to the conditions specified by the court.
Key quotations
“Respondent Robert K. Leyshon is suspended from the practice of law for one year, with the suspension entirely stayed by a two-year period of probation” (222 Ill. 2d at 636)
Factual background
The opinion identifies attorney Robert K. Leyshon as the respondent in a consent-discipline proceeding. The disposition requires abstinence from alcohol and unprescribed controlled substances, participation in chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment, monitoring, reporting, and compliance with professional-conduct obligations. The respondent must also reimburse proceeding costs and any Client Protection Program Trust Fund payments arising from his conduct.
Procedural history
The Administrator presented a consent-discipline petition to the Illinois Supreme Court. The court allowed the petition and imposed a one-year suspension, stayed in full by two years of probation subject to specified conditions.