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Michael H. Hamilton

Cotkin Coillins & Ginsburg
701 Bridger Ave, Suite 700
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-8942

(702) 384-1722

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Date Admitted

November 01, 1982

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline and has not demonstrated required MCLE compliance – Last Registered Year: 2006

Malpractice Insurance

No malpractice report as attorney is disciplined

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Hamilton, Michael H., 2022PR00084
Disposition Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition 03/21/2023
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. Hamilton was licensed to practice in Illinois in 1982 and in Nevada in 2001. The Supreme Court of Nevada disbarred him for failing to comply with conditions of probation imposed in three prior Nevada disciplinary proceedings. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him.
In re Hamilton, Michael H., 2019PR00094
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Probation
Effective Date of Disposition 08/07/2020
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.
In re Hamilton, Michael H., 2019PR00094
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period. Suspension stayed in part.
Effective Date of Disposition 02/07/2020
End Date of Disposition 08/07/2020
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. Hamilton was licensed in Illinois in 1982 and in Nevada in 2001. The Supreme Court of Nevada suspended him for four years, with all but the first six months stayed by a 42-month period of probation subject to conditions, for engaging in various acts of professional misconduct including commingling and failing to safeguard client funds, and dividing fees with non-lawyers. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended him for four years, with the suspension stayed after six months by a 42-month period of probation subject to the conditions imposed in Nevada and until he successfully completes the terms of his Nevada probation. The suspension is effective on February 7, 2020.
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