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Michael Joseph Fiandaca

Michael Joseph Fiandaca
8 South Michigan Avenue 31st Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603-3357

13126850800

Not available

Date Admitted

May 09, 1991

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

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In re Fiandaca, Michael Joseph, 2017PR00066
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 06/14/2018
End Date of Disposition 06/14/2019
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. Fiandaca, who was licensed in 1991, was suspended for one year. He engaged in a conflict of interest when he represented two clients, both the borrower and lender, in a loan transaction, without making the required disclosures to the lender. Later, he engaged in a separate conflict of interest when he borrowed $75,000 from a client, again without making the required disclosures. The suspension is effective on June 14, 2018.
In re Fiandaca, Michael Joseph, 2010PR00061
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 06/08/2011
End Date of Disposition 07/08/2011 Condition(s) satisfied.
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. Fiandaca, who was licensed in Illinois in 1991, was suspended for thirty days and required to complete the ARDC Professionalism Seminar. He notarized the signature of a client’s wife on an affidavit that he later filed in court, despite never having met or spoken with the woman, and without taking any steps to verify the authenticity of her purported signature. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2011.
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