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W. Jason Mitan

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Date Admitted

May 01, 1974

Illinois Registration Status

Deceased – Last Registered Year: 1979

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is deceased

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Mitan, W. Jason, 87CH0006
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Denial of petition for reinstatement or restoration
Effective Date of Disposition 03/19/1993
End Date of Disposition Not Applicable
Definition of Disposition A reinstatement or restoration petition may be disallowed in one of three ways. A petitioner may withdraw the petition. The Court may deny or dismiss the petition. A reinstatement petition is the readmission procedure for a lawyer who is disbarred, disbarred on consent, or a suspended until further order of the Court. A restoration petition is the readmission procedure for a lawyer who has been transferred to disability inactive status.
In re Mitan, W. Jason, 87CH0006
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Contempt
Effective Date of Disposition 07/29/1987
End Date of Disposition Not Applicable
Definition of Disposition A contempt finding reflects a judicial determination that a lawyer or disciplined lawyer has failed to abide by disciplinary orders or rules of the Supreme Court, such as in cases in which a disciplined lawyer continues to practice law in violation of the Court's order of the discipline. The Court may impose additional sanctions, including additional discipline, a fine, or term of incarceration.
In re Mitan, W. Jason, 76CH0021
Disposition Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition 01/16/1980
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.
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