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Michael Joseph Pietrzak

1565 Star Way
Reno, Nevada 89511-8691

775-673-3991

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Date Admitted

May 10, 1979

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2007

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

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In re Pietrzak, Michael Joseph, 09CH0001
Disposition Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition 12/08/2009
End Date of Disposition
Definition of Disposition A suspension with conditions reflects a determination that the lawyer has engaged in misconduct and that the misconduct warrants both an interruption of the lawyer's authority to practice law during the suspension period, and the imposition of conditions with which the lawyer must comply. The suspension may be for a fixed period of time or for a fixed period of time and until the lawyer complies with the conditions. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary Mr. Pietrzak, who was licensed in 1979, was suspended for three years and until he pays restitution in the amount of $374,690 to the Internal Revenue Service. He pled guilty to federal income tax evasion for the 2000 tax year and stipulated that he had sold stock received as compensation for over one million dollars and reported the money received as non-taxable loan proceeds. The suspension is effective on December 8, 2009.
In re Pietrzak, Michael Joseph, 92CH0445
Disposition Censure
Effective Date of Disposition 01/25/1994
End Date of Disposition Not Applicable. Censures and reprimands do not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law.
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