as of 6/18/2026 6:53:27 AM

Craig Carnell Cunningham

Not available

Not available

Not available

Date Admitted

May 05, 1994

Illinois Registration Status

Retired - not authorized to practice law or provide pro bono services – Last Registered Year: 2024

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report required as attorney is retired

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
Case(s) below are identified by caption and Commission case number. If there is more than one case, the cases are listed from most recent to oldest. A case may have more than one disposition or more than one component to a disposition, in which case each disposition and component is also listed separately within that case record, again in an order from most recent to oldest.

Click on
Case Research
to access any documents regarding this lawyer that are in our database. Case Research contains most disciplinary opinions of the Supreme Court and most disciplinary orders and board reports issued since 1990. If Case Research does not contain the information you are seeking, please contact the Commission's Clerk's Office for assistance. Contact information for the Clerk's office is available under Clerk's Office Services.

In re Cunningham, Craig Carnell, 2019PR00019
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 10/14/2021
End Date of Disposition 04/14/2022
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. Cunningham, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for six months. As the manager of his own law firm, Mr. Cunningham did not review his law firm accounts, nor did he know the source of funds in those accounts or how the funds were expended. His wife, a paralegal at the firm, fraudulently opened accounts in the law firm's name using names of relatives and then used funds from those accounts to pay for law firm and personal expenses. Also, in the course of the disciplinary investigation, Mr. Cunningham made false statements to the ARDC about his use of a credit card account set up by his wife. The suspension is effective on October 14, 2021.
In re Cunningham, Craig Carnell, 07CH0128
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Probation until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition 11/08/2009
End Date of Disposition 04/07/2016 Probationary condition(s) satisfied.
Definition of Disposition Probation reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct, but also a finding that the lawyer may continue to practice law pursuant to specified conditions under ARDC supervision without posing a risk to the public, profession, or courts. As a result, the lawyer may continue to practice law during the period of probation, subject to the conditions imposed by the Court. Probation may be ordered for a specified period of time or for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court. Probation may be ordered in conjunction with a suspension, which may be stayed in whole or in part. A stay defers that portion of the suspension as long as the lawyer complies with probationary conditions. If the lawyer successfully completes probation, the lawyer is not actually suspended during any portion of the stayed suspension.
In re Cunningham, Craig Carnell, 07CH0128
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition 06/08/2009
End Date of Disposition 11/08/2009
Definition of Disposition The Supreme Court may order that, following a suspension, a further period of suspension be stayed, typically in connection with an order of probation. A stay defers the further suspension period as long as the lawyer complies with probationary conditions. If the lawyer successfully completes probation, the lawyer is not actually suspended during any portion of the stayed suspension. Under those circumstances, the stayed suspension does not affect the authority of the lawyer to practice law and the lawyer may practice law during the stayed suspension. If the Court determines that the lawyer has failed to comply with probationary conditions, the Court may vacate the stay and may require that the lawyer actually serve the full suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Cunningham, who was licensed in 1994, was suspended for one year, with the suspension stayed after five months by a one-year period of conditional probation. He converted $3,000 from a client in a criminal case, charged unreasonable fees in another client matter, and made misrepresentations to a tribunal. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2009.
Check carefully to be sure that you have selected the correct lawyer. At times, lawyers have similar names. Disciplinary results displayed above, if any, include information relating to any and all public discipline, court-ordered disability inactive status, reinstatement and restoration dispositions, and pending public proceedings. Investigations are confidential and information relating to the existence or status of any investigation is not available. For additional information regarding data on this website, please contact ARDC at (312) 565-2600 or, from within Illinois, at (800) 826-8625.

ARDC makes every effort to maintain the currency and accuracy of Lawyer Search. If you find any typographical errors in the Lawyer Search information, please email registration@iardc.org. Attorneys may make changes to their contact information on the ARDC’s Online Registration page, or by completing and submitting the Change of Address form available on our Address Changes page. Name changes require the filing of a motion with the Supreme Court. Please consult our Name Change Requests page for details.