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Disposition	Disbarment On Consent
Effective Date of Disposition	11/13/2014
End Date of Disposition	No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Discipline continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition	Disbarment on consent is imposed by the Supreme Court based upon the lawyer's filing of a motion to strike his or her name from the roll of attorneys in face of disciplinary charges that are set forth in the Administrator's Statement of Charges. The disbarred lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the disbarment on consent and may not return to the practice of law unless and until the lawyer has demonstrated his or her rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case, which may not be filed until three years after the effective date of the disbarment on consent.
Case Summary	Mr. Froman, who was licensed in 1976, was disbarred on consent. He misappropriated approximately $90,000 in settlement funds belonging to three clients.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	05/11/2012
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. Froman, who was licensed in 1976, was suspended on March 21, 2011, for two years and until further order of the Court, with all but the first year stayed by a one year period of probation, with conditions. Discipline was imposed because he failed to preserve the identity of $12,131.12 in funds belonging to two clients. In addition, he neglected an aunt’s probate matter and made misrepresentations to her son and another lawyer about the work that he claimed to have performed. Because he did not comply with the terms of the probation order, he has now been suspended until further order of the Court.

Disposition	Probation
Effective Date of Disposition	04/11/2012
End Date of Disposition	No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Probation continues until compliance with probationary condition(s).
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.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition	04/11/2011
End Date of Disposition	04/11/2012
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. Froman, who was licensed in 1976, was suspended for two years and until further order of the Court, with all but the first year stayed by a one year period of probation, with conditions. He failed to preserve the identity of $12,131.12 in funds belonging to two clients. In addition, he neglected his aunt’s probate matter and made misrepresentations to her son and another lawyer about the work that he claimed to have performed on the matter. The suspension is effective on April 11, 2011.