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Scott Thomas Kamin

Knox County Public Defender's Office
200 South Cherry Street
Galesburg, Illinois 61401-4912

(309) 345-3876

skamin@knoxcountyil.gov

Date Admitted

May 02, 1995

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

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In re Kamin, Scott Thomas, 2016PR00097
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 10/11/2018
End Date of Disposition 01/09/2019
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. Kamin, who was licensed in 1995, was suspended for ninety days. He dishonestly accepted service of a complaint and summonses for the subtenants in his office suite, who, along with Mr. Kamin, were defendants in an eviction action filed by his landlord. After he accepted service on behalf of the subtenants, he concealed the lawsuit from them. When he appeared in court for the case, he failed to inform the court that he had not been authorized to accept service or appear on behalf of the subtenants. The suspension is effective on October 11, 2018.
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