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Patrick J. O'Shea

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Date Admitted

November 05, 1979

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline – Last Registered Year: 2019

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re O'Shea, Patrick J., 2020PR00037
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition 05/18/2021
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. O'Shea, a former circuit court judge who was licensed in 1979, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. In 2017 and 2018, Mr. O'Shea made false statements to the police and the Judicial Inquiry Board about the accidental discharge of a handgun in his apartment. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board.
In re O'Shea, Patrick J., 2020PR00037
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Interim suspension until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition 08/31/2020
End Date of Disposition 05/18/2021
Definition of Disposition An interim suspension reflects the determination of the Supreme Court that a lawyer should be suspended from the practice of law. In imposing interim suspension, the Court orders that the lawyer be suspended until further order of the Court and may impose such conditions as the Court deems necessary. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the interim suspension. The Court may terminate the interim suspension upon imposition of final discipline or under other circumstances as the Supreme Court deems just.
Case Summary Mr. O’Shea, who was licensed in 1979, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court. Mr. O’Shea had served as a circuit court judge until he was removed from the bench by the Illinois Courts Commission in September 2019 for making misrepresentations to police officers who were investigating a bullet hole in the wall of his neighbor’s apartment, and for testifying falsely before the Judicial Inquiry Board about his statements to police. Mr. O’Shea is the subject of a two-count disciplinary complaint alleging the same misconduct.
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