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Douglas Roy Cannon

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Date Admitted

November 17, 1969

Illinois Registration Status

Retired - not authorized to practice law or provide pro bono services – Last Registered Year: 2015

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report required as attorney is retired

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In re Cannon, Douglas Roy, 2011PR00051
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 02/06/2015
End Date of Disposition 02/05/2017 Condition(s) continue.
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. Cannon, who was licensed in 1969, was suspended for two years, with the suspension stayed after one year if certain restitution is made, to be followed by a one-year period of conditional probation. He failed to act with reasonable diligence in handling a client’s breach of contract matter, failed to keep the client informed about the status of the matter including failing to inform his client about the entry of a default judgment, made a misrepresentation to the court about the client’s compliance with a citation to discover assets, devised a scheme to hide the client’s assets from the judgment creditor to circumvent the citation, and took more than $6,000 of the client’s funds without authorization. The suspension is effective on February 6, 2015.
In re Cannon, Douglas Roy, 05CH0029
Disposition Reprimand
Effective Date of Disposition 09/12/2007
End Date of Disposition Not Applicable. Censures and reprimands do not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law.
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