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Ernesto Dos Reis Borges Jr.

Borges and Wu, LLC
53 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 462
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3415

(312) 853-0200

ernestoborges@aol.com

Date Admitted

May 09, 1985

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

Malpractice Insurance

In annual registration, the attorney reported that the attorney, or the attorney’s firm, maintains malpractice insurance.

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In re Borges Jr., Ernesto Dos Reis, 2010PR00154
Disposition Censure With Conditions
Effective Date of Disposition 11/20/2013
End Date of Disposition No disposition end date scheduled at this time. Censures and reprimands do not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law. Condition(s) satisfied.
Definition of Disposition A censure with conditions 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. The Court imposed condition(s) upon the lawyer. The end date of the disposition reflects when the lawyer has complied with the condition(s).
Case Summary Mr. Borges, who was licensed in 1985, was censured and must successfully complete the ARDC Professionalism Seminar. He neglected a legal matter entrusted to his law firm.
In re Borges Jr., Ernesto Dos Reis, 07CH0043
Disposition Censure
Effective Date of Disposition 09/16/2008
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. Borges, who was licensed in Illinois in 1985, was censured. He was convicted of failing to file a federal income tax return for tax year 2001 and was sentenced to a term of probation.
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