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Disposition	Disbarment On Consent
Effective Date of Disposition	11/12/2010
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. Kavvadias, who was licensed in 1984, was disbarred on consent for failing to comply with a prior order of lawyer discipline. He also neglected client matters, engaged in conduct involving misrepresentation, failed to promptly return unearned fees and engaged in the unauthorized practice in a driver’s license reinstatement matter.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition	07/11/2009
End Date of Disposition	06/26/2010
Definition of Disposition	Suspension for a specified period 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. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition	06/08/2009
End Date of Disposition	06/22/2009
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. Kavvadias, of Wheaton, Illinois, who was licensed in 1984, was suspended for one year. He neglected a client’s petition for a restricted driving permit, failed to respond to a motion to dismiss a civil suit that he had filed to obtain the permit for his client, and presented the client with a fabricated court order stating she would receive a new license. In another matter, he represented a client in a breach of contract action and presented six different court orders to a judge marked as “agreed.” In actuality, he had never contacted opposing counsel or obtained any agreement as to those orders. The suspension was effective on June 8, 2009, but was stayed through July 10, 2009.

Disposition	Censure
Effective Date of Disposition	01/12/2007
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. Kavvadias, who was admitted in 1984, was censured. He neglected a client matter and initially failed to cooperate with the disciplinary investigation.