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Disposition	Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	03/20/2017
End Date of Disposition
Definition of Disposition	A suspension until further order of the Court 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 and until the lawyer has demonstrated rehabilitation, good character, and current knowledge of the law in a subsequent reinstatement case. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the suspension.
Case Summary	Mr. Kesinger, who was licensed in 1973, was suspended for one year and until further order of the Court. He impermissibly borrowed $26,000 from a client while he was representing her in a probate matter, purchased another client’s home at a foreclosure sale while he was representing that client in the foreclosure case, and falsely represented his financial condition in a loan transaction with a bank.

Disposition	Interim suspension until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	06/01/2016
End Date of Disposition	03/20/2017
Definition of Disposition	An interim suspension reflects the determination of the Supreme Court that a lawyer should be suspended from the practice of law. In imposing interim suspension, the Court orders that the lawyer be suspended until further order of the Court and may impose such conditions as the Court deems necessary. The lawyer is not authorized to practice law during the period of the interim suspension. The Court may terminate the interim suspension upon imposition of final discipline or under other circumstances as the Supreme Court deems just.
Case Summary	Mr. Kesinger, who was licensed in 1973, was suspended on an interim basis and until further order of the Court. The suspension is effective on June 1, 2016. While representing an elderly widow in the probate of her late husband’s estate, Mr. Kesinger obtained a $26,000 loan from her without advising her that their interests in the transaction conflicted, that she could seek independent advice, and without obtaining her informed written consent to the transaction. In another matter, while he represented a couple against a bank in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding, he entered into an agreement with the bank to purchase his clients’ house, without the clients’ knowledge or consent. Finally, he made false statements to a bank concerning his liabilities in an application for a personal mortgage loan.

Disposition	Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition	02/08/2013
End Date of Disposition	08/08/2013
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.
Case Summary	Mr. Kesinger, who was licensed in Illinois in 1973, was suspended for six months. He revealed confidential information told to him by a client concerning the client's actions during a shooting, resulting in that client's conviction for felony-murder. He also breached his fiduciary duty to another client in an attempt to obtain a larger fee for himself and then converted $4,000 of the client's bond refund. The suspension is effective on February 8, 2013

Disposition	Censure
Effective Date of Disposition	05/25/1999
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.