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Disposition	Suspension for a specified period of time and until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition	03/25/2022
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	Ms. Kieffer was licensed in Illinois in 2001 and in Iowa in 2002. The Supreme Court of Iowa suspended her with no possibility for reinstatement for one year. While representing a client in a criminal matter, she falsified her client's signature on a written arraignment form and then made misrepresentations to the court about what she had done. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for one year and until further order of the Court. A suspension until further order of the Court is an indefinite suspension which requires the suspended lawyer to petition for reinstatement after the fixed period of suspension ends. Reinstatement is not automatic and must be allowed by the Supreme Court of Illinois following a hearing before the ARDC Hearing Board.

Disposition	Reprimand
Effective Date of Disposition	03/15/2018
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 reprimand 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, a reprimand does not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law. A reprimand is the only form of discipline that may be imposed by the Hearing Board or Review Board. All other discipline must be imposed by the Supreme Court.
Case Summary	Ms. Kieffer was licensed in Illinois in 2001 and in Iowa in 2002. She received public reprimands in Iowa in connection with two separate disciplinary matters. The first Iowa reprimand was based on her failure to timely inform a client of an appellate court’s decision, failure to communicate with a client about strategy and procedures, and failure to timely surrender the client’s file after termination. The second Iowa case involved her permitting a client in a criminal case to leave the courthouse before the court had concluded a pretrial conference. The client had previously been ordered to attend that conference. Because the client left the courthouse, a warrant had to be issued for the client’s arrest. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and reprimanded her.

Disposition	Suspension with condition(s)
Effective Date of Disposition	12/04/2014
End Date of Disposition	01/22/2015 Condition(s) satisfied.
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	Ms. Kieffer was licensed in Illinois in 2001 and in Iowa in 2002. She was suspended for a minimum of six months by the Supreme Court of Iowa for failing to comply with deadlines imposed in criminal cases that she was handling in the Iowa appellate court, resulting in more than twenty notices of default and the imposition of monetary penalties against her. In a separate matter, she failed to timely file an application for a client and falsely represented to her client and to the clerk of court that she had done so. The Illinois Supreme Court imposed reciprocal discipline and suspended her for six months and until she is reinstated in Iowa. The suspension is effective on December 4, 2014.

Disposition	Reprimand
Effective Date of Disposition	09/20/2011
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 reprimand 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, a reprimand does not affect the authority of the lawyer to continue to practice law. A reprimand is the only form of discipline that may be imposed by the Hearing Board or Review Board. All other discipline must be imposed by the Supreme Court.
Case Summary	Ms. Kieffer was licensed in Illinois in 2001 and in Iowa in 2002. She was reprimanded in Iowa for communicating with an opposing party without obtaining the permission of the attorney who was representing that party. The Supreme Court of Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and reprimanded her.