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Robert Edward Burrows

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Date Admitted

May 09, 1991

Illinois Registration Status

Inactive due to disability and not authorized to practice law – Last Registered Year: 2023

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report required as attorney is on disability inactive status

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In re Burrows, Robert Edward, 2025PR00023
Case is pending For more information, call ARDC at (312) 565-2600 or, within Illinois, at (800) 826-8625
In re Burrows, Robert Edward, 2025PR00063
Disposition Transfer to disability inactive status
Effective Date of Disposition 03/19/2026
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 Burrows, Robert Edward, 09CH0075
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 06/08/2010
End Date of Disposition 09/06/2010
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. Burrows, who was licensed in 1991, was suspended for ninety days. He mishandled $2,069.96 in funds that was due to another law firm from a mutual client’s settlement proceeds. He also made an unauthorized endorsement on a check. The suspension is effective on June 8, 2010.
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