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Michael John Caithamer

Caithamer Law
206 Cedar Avenue #421
Lake Villa, Illinois 60046-0421

(847) 543-1500

Not available

Date Admitted

February 09, 1988

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, does not maintain malpractice insurance. (Some attorneys, such as judges, government lawyers, and in-house corporate lawyers, may not carry coverage due to the nature of their practice setting.)

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In re Caithamer, Michael John, 2012PR00079
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Probation
Effective Date of Disposition 03/16/2014
End Date of Disposition 03/16/2015 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 Caithamer, Michael John, 2012PR00079
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition 10/16/2013
End Date of Disposition 03/16/2014
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.
Case Summary Mr. Caithamer, who was licensed in 1988, was suspended for one year, with all but the first five months stayed in favor of a one-year period of probation, subject to conditions. He mismanaged $14,722.59 in proceeds received in connection with an uninsured motorist claim and misrepresented the status of a Medicare lien. In addition, he was found guilty of the crime of attempt obstructing service of process for misrepresenting his identity when a sheriff’s deputy tried to serve him with a court order and a rule to show cause. The suspension is effective on October 16, 2013.
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