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Jackson Edward Donley

Jackson E. Donley Law Office
975 S. Durkin Dr. Ste. 101 E
Springfield, Illinois 62704-8903

(217) 801-5959

jdonley44@jdonleylaw.com

Date Admitted

November 05, 1981

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

Malpractice Insurance

In annual registration, the attorney reported that the attorney, or the attorney’s firm, maintains malpractice insurance.

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Donley, Jackson Edward, 2015PR00040
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Probation
Effective Date of Disposition 01/13/2017
End Date of Disposition 01/13/2019 Probationary condition(s) satisfied.
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 Donley, Jackson Edward, 2015PR00040
(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 10/13/2016
End Date of Disposition 01/13/2017
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. Donley, who was licensed in 1981, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after three months by a two-year period of conditional probation. He filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition for a client in which he falsely stated that the client was unmarried and owed mortgage payments for his residence. In fact, he knew that the client resided with a spouse who had a substantial income, and the client had no rent or mortgage obligation for their home. Mr. Donley also falsely represented in the electronic pleadings that his client had signed printed copies of the pleadings. The suspension is effective on October 13, 2016.
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