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David Arnold Milks

Law Offices of David A. Milks
P.O. Box 2236
Darien, Illinois 60561-7236

(630) 985-0554

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Date Admitted

October 29, 1977

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2009

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Milks, David Arnold, 09CH0030
Disposition Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition 11/19/2012
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. Milks, who was licensed in 1977, was disbarred. He misappropriated more than $13,000 in client settlement funds. He has a disciplinary history.
In re Milks, David Arnold, 05CH0044
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 10/13/2009
End Date of Disposition
Definition of Disposition A suspension with conditions reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants both an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, and the imposition of conditions with which the lawyer must comply. The suspension may be for a fixed period of time or for a fixed period of time and until the lawyer complies with the conditions. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Milks, who was licensed in Illinois in 1977, was suspended for three years and until he makes restitution to two clients. He converted client funds by keeping one-third of payments received from his client’s own insurer when his contingent fee agreement specifically provided that he would not take attorney’s fees from such payments. He also failed to inform a client that he could no longer represent her due to his suspension from the practice of law for unrelated misconduct. The suspension takes effect on October 13, 2009.
In re Milks, David Arnold, 99CH0020
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 11/14/2003
End Date of Disposition 11/14/2005
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. Milks, who was licensed in 1977, was suspended for two years. He solicited personal injury cases by compensating numerous non-lawyers for referrals of those cases. He also neglected a client matter and failed to maintain certain required financial records relating to his law practice.
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