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James George Madden

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Date Admitted

November 21, 1960

Illinois Registration Status

Deceased – Last Registered Year: 2010

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is deceased

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In re Madden, James George, 2012PR00103
Disposition Transfer to disability inactive status
Effective Date of Disposition 09/25/2012
End Date of Disposition No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Status continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition A transfer to disability inactive status reflects a determination by the Supreme Court that the attorney is incapacitated from continuing to practice law. The transfer is until further order of the Supreme Court and the lawyer may not practice law unless and until the lawyer is restored to active status by order of the Supreme Court.
In re Madden, James George, 04CH0126
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 12/13/2005
End Date of Disposition 12/13/2006
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. Madden, who was licensed in 1960, was suspended for one year. He was convicted in federal court of three counts of willful failure to file income tax returns. Federal authorities had earlier determined that he had failed to file or pay income taxes for eleven years. The suspension is effective on December 13, 2005.
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