Summary
The Illinois Supreme Court allowed the Administrator's petition to impose discipline on consent under Supreme Court Rule 762(b). Charles Middleton Shepherd was suspended from practicing law for two years and until further order, with the suspension stayed after 90 days subject to two years of probation and numerous conditions, including law-office management, sobriety, restitution, and compliance requirements.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the Administrator's petition to impose discipline on consent under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 762(b) should be allowed.
- What disciplinary sanction and probationary conditions should be imposed.
Holdings
- 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.
- Respondent is suspended from the practice of law for two years and until further order of the court, with the suspension stayed after 90 days by a two-year period of probation subject to the conditions stated in the order.
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.” (225 Ill. 2d at 700)
“Respondent Charles Middleton Shepherd is suspended from the practice of law for two years and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after 90 days by a two-year period of probation subject to the following conditions:” (225 Ill. 2d at 700)
Factual background
The opinion identifies respondent Charles Middleton Shepherd as an attorney subject to disciplinary proceedings. The Administrator sought discipline on consent, and the court imposed conditions addressing law-office management, professional responsibility education, sobriety, substance testing, treatment-program participation, restitution, reimbursement, cooperation, and costs.
Procedural history
The Administrator filed a petition seeking discipline on consent. The Illinois Supreme Court allowed the petition and imposed a two-year suspension, stayed after 90 days by a two-year probation subject to specified conditions.