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Mark James Kanelos

Kanelos and Kanelos
3726 Prairie Ave
Brookfield, Illinois 60513-1612

(708) 485-8300

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Date Admitted

May 09, 1985

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2003

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Kanelos, Mark James, 98CH0131
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition 07/22/2003
End Date of Disposition
Definition of Disposition A suspension until further order of the Court 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 and until the lawyer has demonstrated rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Kanelos was licensed in 1985. In 2001, he was suspended for three years, with the last eighteen months stayed by probation for eighteen months, subject to conditions. He was disciplined after converting $43,000 in estate funds. He served his suspension and began probation, but he never complied with Illinois Supreme Court Rule 764, a rule that places specific obligations on disciplined lawyers to perform certain acts. As a result, the probation was stayed, and Mr. Kanelos was suspended until he complies with the rule and until further order of Court.
In re Kanelos, Mark James, 98CH0131
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Probation
Effective Date of Disposition 07/19/2002
End Date of Disposition Probationary condition(s) continue.
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 Kanelos, Mark James, 98CH0131
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition 01/19/2001
End Date of Disposition 07/19/2002
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.
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