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Disposition	Disbarment On Consent
Effective Date of Disposition	05/21/2019
End Date of Disposition	No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Discipline continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition	Disbarment on consent is imposed by the Supreme Court based upon the lawyer's filing of a motion to strike his or her name from the roll of attorneys in face of disciplinary charges that are set forth in the Administrator's Statement of Charges. The disbarred lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the disbarment on consent and may not return to the practice of law unless and until the lawyer 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 three years after the effective date of the disbarment on consent.
Case Summary	Mr. Deer, who was licensed in 1990, was disbarred on consent. He was convicted of forgery and subornation of perjury in the Circuit Court of Cook County after he created a false promissory note to support a purported $400,000 loan and procured a witness to testify falsely about the source of those funds, which were used to pay a cash bond in a criminal case. He was suspended on an interim basis on November 30, 2018.

Disposition	Interim suspension until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	11/30/2018
End Date of Disposition	05/21/2019
Definition of Disposition	An interim suspension reflects the determination of the Supreme Court that a lawyer should be suspended from the practice of law. In imposing interim suspension, the Court orders that the lawyer be suspended until further order of the Court and may impose such conditions as the Court deems necessary. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the interim suspension. The Court may terminate the interim suspension upon imposition of final discipline or under other circumstances as the Supreme Court deems just.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition	02/19/2019
End Date of Disposition	05/19/2020
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. Deer, who was licensed in 1990, was suspended for fifteen months, effective February 19, 2019. He converted over $14,000 from two clients who had given him funds to pay a judgment against them. He also neglected two client matters and failed to promptly refund unearned fees to one of those clients. He was suspended on an interim basis on November 30, 2018.

Disposition	Interim suspension until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	11/30/2018
End Date of Disposition	02/19/2019
Definition of Disposition	An interim suspension reflects the determination of the Supreme Court that a lawyer should be suspended from the practice of law. In imposing interim suspension, the Court orders that the lawyer be suspended until further order of the Court and may impose such conditions as the Court deems necessary. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the interim suspension. The Court may terminate the interim suspension upon imposition of final discipline or under other circumstances as the Supreme Court deems just.