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LAWYER REGISTRATION Annual Registration Process | Removal From and Reinstatement to the Master Roll of Attorneys | Change of Attorney’s Registration Address | Download Change of Registration Address Form | Attorney’s Request For Written Verification of Status | Download Request For Written Verification of Status Form | Changing From Rule 770 Inactive Status | Requesting Duplicate Identification Card | Admission to Practice Law | Attorney's Request for Name Change | Professional Service Entities and Associations | Rule 756(j) Pro Bono Authorization Forms | Contact the Registration Department 2008 ANNUAL REGISTRATION PROCESS
2008 Registration FAQS
ADDRESS CHANGE Q: How do I change my registration address (es)? A: You may change your registration address(es) by going on line via the online registration program; or by drafting a letter indicating your address change or by clicking here to print the "Change of Registration Address Form" and completing and mailing it to ARDC, Attention: Registration Department, 130 E. Randolph, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60601. The letter or form may also be faxed to (312) 565-0997, Attention: Registration Department. You may also send notification of your new address to registration@iardc.org.
FEE PAYMENTS Q: What is the fastest way to pay my registration fees? A: You can pay online using a debit against either your checking or savings bank accounts (the website will update after 24 hours of receipt of your payment), or you can wire transfer your registration fees using the following instructions (payment is processed the day the transfer occurs): Directed to: INB Springfield Bank Bank Routing No.: 071109338 Account No.: 28371 For: Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Credit to: Your attorney registration number
LETTER OF GOOD STANDING Q: How do I obtain a letter of good standing? A: You must complete the "Attorney’s Request for Written Verification of Status" form, located here. Once completed, you may fax the letter to the Registration Department at (312) 565-0997 or send the form to ARDC, Attention: Registration Department, 130 E. Randolph, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60601. Q: How long will it take to process my request for a letter of good standing? A: Letters of good standing are generally processed within a week of receipt.
MANDATORY REPORTING OF MALPRATICE INSURANCE Q: Do I need to carry malpractice insurance? A: No, you do not. Supreme Court Rule 756(e) requires that, as part of the annual registration process, you must report whether you carry malpractice coverage and, if so, the date of the coverage for the policy. Rule 756(g) provides that a lawyer will be deemed not registered for the year if the lawyer has failed to provide malpractice insurance information as required by Rule 756(d). MANDATORY REPORTING OF PROBONO SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS Q: Do I need to provide pro bono legal services? A: No, you do not. Supreme Court Rule 756(f) requires that, as part of the annual registration process, you must report pro bono service as part of the annual registration. The Rule does not mandate that you perform pro bono service only that you report what service you performed in the past year. Information reported pursuant to this Rule will be deemed confidential, and that information can be reported publicly only in the aggregate. Please note: you must answer all the questions or your registration is not complete. MANDATORY REPORTING OF TRUST ACCOUNTS Q: Do I need to maintain trust accounts? A: No, you do not. Supreme Court Rule 756(d) requires that, as part of the annual registration process, you must identify all accounts maintained during the preceding twelve months for holding property of clients or third persons, and indicate whether each such account is an IOLTA account, as defined in Rule 1.15(d) of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct. If you do not maintain a trust account, you must state the reason why no such account is required. Rule 756(g) provides that a lawyer will be deemed not registered for the year if the lawyer has failed to provide trust account information as required by Rule 756(d). Q: My Status is inactive and I practice out of state must I still list my firm's trust account information. A: Yes, it still is a mandatory question that must be answered even if you practice out of state and are on inactive status.
MINIMUM CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION Q: Am I exempt from the MCLE requirement if I am on inactive or retirement status? A: Yes, Supreme Court Rule 791(a)(1) provides that attorneys on inactive or retirement status pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 756(a)(5) or (a)(6), respectively, are exempt from the MCLE requirements. You can find more information by checking the Rules and FAQs section at www.mcleboard.org.Q: If I return to active status, am I required to complete the MCLE requirements? A: Yes, attorneys returning to active status from inactive or retirement status, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 791(e), are given 24 months to complete the deferred CLE requirements, not to exceed two times the requirement for the current two-year reporting period, in addition to the current two-year period’s requirements. You can find more information by checking the Rules and FAQs section at www.mcleboard.org.
NAME CHANGE Q: How do I change my name? A: You must contact the Supreme Court of Illinois Clerk’s office at: Supreme Court of Illinois Clerk’s Office Supreme Court Building Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 782-2035
REPLACEMENT OF ID CARD Q: How do I get a replacement ID card? A: You must request a new ID card from the Registration Department. This can be done by sending an email to registration@iardc.org. You may also fax a letter to (312) 565-0997, Attention: Registration Department or you may mail a letter to ARDC, Attention: Registration Department, 130 E. Randolph, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60601.
STATUS CHANGES Q: How do I change my status? A: You must send notification to the Registration Department of your intent to change your status. If you have not paid your registration fee for the current year it will likely be different once you change your status. Click here to view the registration fee schedule. Notification of your status change can be sent to the Registration Department in a number of ways:
Q: If I go on retirement status what ramifications would I face if I decide to go back to active status? A: For those years on retirement status you will have to pay the full active registration fee for each year you were registered as retired, as well as any amounts due for years prior to assuming retirement status.
Q: I am currently on inactive status what do I need to do to become active? A: All you would need to do is pay the balance of the active fee. Since you already paid $105.00 you would owe a balance of $184.00. You can either mail in the balance or you can go online and change your status to active. Upon notification of your change, the Registration Department will then make the necessary calculations for you to pay the balance. Please wait 24 hours from the time you made this change on our website in order to pay the balance.
UNIFIED TRUST ACCOUNT AND MALPRACTICE INSURANCE REPORTS for FIRMS Q: How do I submit a Unified Report for 2008 registration? A: If your firm did not submit a Unified Report for the 2007 registration, a contact person from the firm should write or email the ARDC Registrar Thomas Peters, and ask Mr. Peters to assign a Firm ID number for unified reporting purposes. The contact person must identify a reporting partner who will submit a Unified Report with the firm’s trust account and malpractice insurance information. This can be done by sending an email to Q: What information does the Unified Report contain? A: The Unified Report must be signed by the reporting partner and contain the following sections: Malpractice Insurance: This section must indicate whether the firm has malpractice insurance on the date of submission and, if so, the coverage dates for the policy. Trust Account: This section must identify whether the firm maintains one or more trust accounts to hold property of clients or third persons and, if so, include for each account: 1) the name of the financial institution, 2) the account number, 3) the account name, and 4) whether the account is an IOLTA account. If the firm does not maintain a trust account, you must state why not. Q: Why submit a Unified Report for 2008 registration? A: Supreme Court Rule 756 requires "each lawyer" to report trust account and malpractice insurance information as part of the annual registration process. Consistent with that requirement, the Registration Form is structured to require each lawyer to answer questions related to those matters, and the ARDC's registration software has been programmed to record a lawyer as registered only if those sections of his/her registration form have been completed. Nevertheless, since lawyer members and employees of a firm usually maintain the same trust account(s) and have the same malpractice insurance, some efficiencies can be accomplished within the requirements of the Rule by having this information transmitted in a unified way.
WEB ACCESS NUMBER Q: How can I obtain my web access number? A: Your web access number appears on your current registration form, current year ID card and prior year ID card. Your prior year web access number will be valid for the current year. You may call our office at 312-565-2600 to obtain your web access number by phone but you will need to verify your birth date and the social security number that we have on record.
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