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Melanie Cheri' King

Melanie C. King Attorney at Law
1319 Berry Lane
Flossmoor, Illinois 60422-1413

(708) 768-1953

melanie@hayeskinglaw.com

Date Admitted

April 12, 2005

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law, with disciplinary probation conditions

Malpractice Insurance

In annual registration, the attorney reported that the attorney, or the attorney’s firm, does not maintain malpractice insurance. (Some attorneys, such as judges, government lawyers, and in-house corporate lawyers, may not carry coverage due to the nature of their practice setting.)

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re King, Melanie Cheri', 2024PR00033
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Probation
Effective Date of Disposition 09/10/2025
End Date of Disposition No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Probation continues until compliance with probationary condition(s).
Definition of Disposition Probation reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct, but also a finding that the lawyer may continue to practice law pursuant to specified conditions under ARDC supervision without posing a risk to the public, profession, or courts. As a result, the lawyer may continue to practice law during the period of probation, subject to the conditions imposed by the Court. Probation may be ordered for a specified period of time or for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court. Probation may be ordered in conjunction with a suspension, which may be stayed in whole or in part. A stay defers that portion of the suspension as long as the lawyer complies with probationary conditions. If the lawyer successfully completes probation, the lawyer is not actually suspended during any portion of the stayed suspension.
In re King, Melanie Cheri', 2024PR00033
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition 04/10/2025
End Date of Disposition 09/10/2025
Definition of Disposition The Supreme Court may order that, following a suspension, a further period of suspension be stayed, typically in connection with an order of probation. A stay defers the further suspension period as long as the lawyer complies with probationary conditions. If the lawyer successfully completes probation, the lawyer is not actually suspended during any portion of the stayed suspension. Under those circumstances, the stayed suspension does not affect the authority of the lawyer to practice law and the lawyer may practice law during the stayed suspension. If the Court determines that the lawyer has failed to comply with probationary conditions, the Court may vacate the stay and may require that the lawyer actually serve the full suspension.
Case Summary Ms. King, who was licensed in 2005, was suspended for two years and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after five months by a two-year period of conditional probation. She filed a medical malpractice complaint on behalf of two clients in 2021 but never attempted to serve the defendants, resulting in dismissal of the case in 2023. She also failed to adequately communicate with her clients. Eventually, she offered to personally settle the matter with her clients, but she did not advise them to seek independent counsel about the settlement. The suspension is effective on April 10, 2025.
In re King, Melanie Cheri', 2014PR00142
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 10/13/2015
End Date of Disposition 10/04/2016 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 Ms. King, who was licensed in 2005, was suspended for six months and until she provides proof that she has disbursed certain escrow funds and successfully completed the ARDC Professionalism Seminar. She converted $964.04 that she was obligated to hold in escrow pending the completion of a real estate transaction. She also neglected a personal injury claim by missing multiple court dates, resulting in the matter being dismissed for want of prosecution. The suspension is effective on October 13, 2015.
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