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Disposition	Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition	09/20/2011
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. Liss was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in California in 1987. He was disbarred in California for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law, charging unconscionable and illegal fees, failing to return unearned fees, and failing to put client funds into a client trust account. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him.

Disposition	Suspension stayed in whole
Effective Date of Disposition	01/20/2009
End Date of Disposition	01/20/2009
Definition of Disposition	The Supreme Court may order that a suspension be stayed in whole, typically in connection with an order of probation. A stay defers 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. 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. Liss was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in California in 1987. He was suspended in California for one year with the suspension stayed by probation for two years subject to conditions. He was sanctioned because he failed to respond promptly to reasonable status inquiries of clients and to keep clients reasonably informed of significant developments in matters with regard to which he agreed to provide legal services. The Illinois Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for one year, with the suspension stayed by probation.

Disposition	Probation
Effective Date of Disposition	01/20/2009
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	Censure
Effective Date of Disposition	01/14/2005
End Date of Disposition	Not Applicable. Censures and reprimands do not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law.
Definition of Disposition	A censure reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct, but that the violation is not so serious to warrant a sanction that would affect the lawyer’s authority to continue to practice law. As a result, censure does not affect the authority of a lawyer to continue to practice law.
Case Summary	Mr. Liss was licensed in Illinois in 1986 and in California in 1987. The State Bar Court of the State Bar of California imposed a public reproval upon him. He did not diligently manage an adoption and two divorce matters. The Illinois Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline and censured him.