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Disposition	Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition	01/21/2016
End Date of Disposition	No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Discipline continues until further order of the Court.
Definition of Disposition	Disbarment is a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct warranting the most serious sanction. The disbarred lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the disbarment and may not return to the practice of law unless and until he or she 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 five years after the effective date of the disbarment.
Case Summary	Mr. Bertha, who was licensed in 2002, was disbarred and he is required to pay certain restitution as a condition of any reinstatement. He converted over $13,000 in client escrow funds, neglected client matters entrusted to him, made scurrilous accusations and threats against judges, lawyers and others, and tendered a false court order and bank statement to a client.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	11/06/2014
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. Bertha, who was licensed in 2002, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court for violating the terms of his disciplinary probation. In June, 2014, he was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after four months by an eight-month period of probation subject to conditions. Discipline was originally imposed because he converted $1,000 in earnest money that he was supposed to hold in relation to a real estate matter.

Disposition	Probation Revoked
Effective Date of Disposition	11/06/2014
End Date of Disposition	11/06/2014
Definition of Disposition	Revocation of probation reflects the determination of the Supreme Court that the lawyer has failed to comply with the conditions of probation. The Court may vacate the stayed portion of a suspension and require that the lawyer actually serve the full suspension. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of an actual suspension.

Disposition	Probation
Effective Date of Disposition	10/06/2014
End Date of Disposition	Probationary condition(s) continue.
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	06/06/2014
End Date of Disposition	10/06/2014
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. Bertha, who was licensed in 2002, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after four months by an eight-month period of probation subject to conditions. He converted $1,000 in earnest money that he was supposed to hold in relation to a real estate matter. The suspension is effective on June 6, 2014.