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Peter Angelo Palivos

Peter A. Palivos, Esq.
9655 S Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89123-3386

(702) 270-2012

Not available

Date Admitted

May 05, 1983

Illinois Registration Status

Active and authorized to practice law

Malpractice Insurance

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Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Palivos, Peter Angelo, 05CH0109
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Interim suspension until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition 01/31/2006
End Date of Disposition 09/25/2013
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. Palivos, who was licensed in 1983, was suspended an interim basis and until further order of the Court. He was convicted in the United District Court for the Northern District of Illinois of conspiracy to obstruct justice in a federal investigation into the sale of a restaurant of which he was a part owner.
In re Palivos, Peter Angelo, 05CH0109
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Suspension for a specified period
Effective Date of Disposition 01/31/2006
End Date of Disposition 01/30/2009
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. Palivos, who was licensed in 1983, was suspended for three years, retroactive to January 31, 2006, the date of his interim suspension. He was convicted in the United District Court for the Northern District of Illinois of conspiracy to obstruct justice in a federal investigation into the sale of a restaurant of which he was a part owner.
In re Palivos, Peter Angelo, 95CH0504
Disposition Censure
Effective Date of Disposition 11/26/1996
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.
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