Bad lawyers do get caught. Not all of them, but probably more than you think. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) investigates complaints made by clients, fellow attorneys and others. The legitimate and serious ones can make their way all the way up to the Illinois Supreme Court, which hands out punishments and disbars those attorneys who should no longer be allowed to practice law.

When someone files a complaint about an attorney with the ARDC, it doesn’t just end up in a file somewhere. The ARDC reviews each complaint and determines whether the complaint is legitimate and…
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