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Michael Abbell

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Date Admitted

December 31, 1964

Illinois Registration Status

Not authorized to practice law due to discipline

Public Record of Discipline and Pending Proceedings
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In re Abbell, Michael , 99CH0084
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Disbarment
Effective Date of Disposition 03/19/2003
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. Abbell was licensed in Illinois in 1964 and in the District of Columbia in 1970. He was disbarred in the District of Columbia after he was found guilty by a federal jury in Florida of conspiracy to launder money arising from his representation of the Rodriquez-Orejuela faction of the Cali Columbia drug cartel. He was sentenced to a prison term of ninety-seven months, followed by two years of supervised release. Illinois imposed reciprocal discipline and disbarred him. He was suspended on an interim basis in Illinois on April 25, 2000.
In re Abbell, Michael , 99CH0084
(One of multiple dispositions on this case)
Disposition Interim suspension until further order of the Court
Effective Date of Disposition 04/25/2000
End Date of Disposition 03/19/2003
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.
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