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Richard Stanley Kolodziej

Guardian Insurance Company
909 Davis St. Suite 500
Evanston, Illinois 60201

(312) 654-6183

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Date Admitted

November 07, 1996

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

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In re Kolodziej, Richard Stanley, 2019PR00002
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 10/07/2019
End Date of Disposition 03/07/2020
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. Kolodziej, who was licensed in 1996, was suspended for five months. While representing the defendant in a wrongful death claim, he made false statements to his supervising attorney and to a representative of the client’s insurance company about the status of the case, and he later altered two e-mail messages to falsely show that he had asked for, and received, additional time to respond to the plaintiff’s settlement demand. He also sent an e-mail message to opposing counsel that revealed information about Mr. Kolodziej’s firm’s contacts with its client. The suspension is effective on October 7, 2019.
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