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Charles Paul Horn

Hawkes & Horn
5641 W Gulf To Lake Hwy
Crystal River, Florida 34429-7562

(904) 795-7566

Not available

Date Admitted

February 16, 1984

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2003

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Horn, Charles Paul, 2020PR00025
Disposition Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition 11/13/2020
End Date of Disposition No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Discipline continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition Disbarment is a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct warranting the most serious sanction. The disbarred lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the disbarment and may not return to the practice of law unless and until he or she has demonstrated his or her rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case, which may not be filed until five years after the effective date of the disbarment.
Case Summary Mr. Horn was licensed in Florida in 1983 and in Illinois in 1984. The Supreme Court of Florida disbarred him, by default, after he was charged with misconduct in connection with his representation of two clients in unrelated criminal matters. In one matter Mr. Horn agreed to go to trial despite not having prepared for trial. In the other matter, he took a fee and filed a motion but failed to set the motion for hearing and then performed no other services for the client. Mr. Horn also failed to refund unearned fees and failed to respond to lawful demands for information from Florida disciplinary authorities. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him in Illinois.
In re Horn, Charles Paul, 04RC1516
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 02/04/2005
End Date of Disposition 03/06/2005
Definition of Disposition Suspension for a specified period reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, which is a fixed period of time identified in the Supreme Court's order. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Horn was licensed in Florida in 1983 and in Illinois in 1984. He was suspended for thirty days by the Supreme Court of Florida for misconduct involving his plea of guilty to committing misdemeanor traffic offenses and his failure to appear in court on an order to show cause. He also neglected one case and failed to return documents to a client. The Illinois Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for thirty days. The suspension is effective on February 4, 2005.
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