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Samuel J. Cahnman

Cahnmann, Samuel J.

Samuel J. Cahnman, Attorney at Law
915 South 2nd Street
Springfield, Illinois 62704-2701

(217) 528-0200

samcahnman@yahoo.com

Date Admitted

November 03, 1978

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

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In re Cahnman, Samuel J., 2014PR00102
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 12/09/2016
End Date of Disposition 03/09/2017
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. Cahnman, who was licensed in 1978, was suspended for ninety days. While serving as an alderman for the City of Springfield, he represented a client in cases in which Springfield police officers arrested or issued citations to the client. He also participated in four closed City Council meetings during which the City Council discussed a police records destruction lawsuit and a civil rights lawsuit that his client had filed against the City through separate counsel. During these meetings, Mr. Cahnman was appearing on his client’s behalf in the very same traffic case that gave rise to the civil rights lawsuit. He did not disclose his representation to the City Council. The suspension is effective on December 9, 2016.
In re Cahnmann, Samuel J., 2009PR00118
Disposition Censure
Effective Date of Disposition 05/16/2014
End Date of Disposition Not Applicable. Censures and reprimands do not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law.
Definition of Disposition A censure reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct, but that the violation is not so serious to warrant a sanction that would affect the lawyer’s authority to continue to practice law. As a result, censure does not affect the authority of a lawyer to continue to practice law.
Case Summary Mr. Cahnman, who was licensed in 1978, was censured. He was found to have intentionally misled a judge about how he, Mr. Cahnman, had come into possession of a copy of a page of the judge’s private calendar book.
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