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Lawrence Francis Patterson

Attorney Lawrence F. Patterson J.D.
4910 Forest Ave-Apt 204
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-3513

(815) 886-6578

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Date Admitted

May 21, 1968

Illinois Registration Status

Permanent retirement - not authorized to practice law or provide pro bono services – Last Registered Year: 2013

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report received as attorney is not registered

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In re Patterson, Lawrence Francis, 08CH0074
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 10/16/2013
End Date of Disposition 12/15/2013 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. Patterson, who was licensed in 1968, was suspended for sixty days and ordered to complete the ARDC Professionalism Seminar. He engaged in a conflict of interest when he sought to have himself appointed guardian for an elderly client after she discharged him after rejecting his advice considering whether to accept a settlement offer in litigation in which he represented her. The suspension is effective on October 16, 2013.
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