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In re Lefkovitz, Allen A., 2016PR00098

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	09/22/2017
End Date of Disposition
Definition of Disposition	A suspension until further order of the Court 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 and until the lawyer has demonstrated rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary	Mr. Lefkovitz, who was licensed in 1980, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. He converted $89,000 he had received in connection with two property tax refund matters for one client, by making distributions to other clients and himself before the corresponding deposits had been credited to the account. He had been previously disciplined for similar misconduct.

In re Lefkovitz, Allen A., 2014PR00039
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)

Disposition	Probation
Effective Date of Disposition	05/09/2017
End Date of Disposition	Probationary condition(s) continue.
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 Lefkovitz, Allen A., 2014PR00039
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition	12/09/2016
End Date of Disposition	05/09/2017
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. Lefkovitz, who was licensed in 1980, was suspended for one year, with the suspension stayed after five months by an eighteen-month period of conditional probation. In eight separate client matters, after he received and deposited a check pertaining to the client’s property tax assessment reduction or refund, but before he paid his client their funds, he transferred funds from his client trust account to his personal and operating accounts, overdrawing his client trust account or leaving the account with insufficient funds to cover what the client was owed. The suspension is effective on December 9, 2016.

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Allen A. Lefkovitz

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings