On June 10, 2024, the Chair of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission entered an order superseding previous orders continuing certain disciplinary proceedings due to the coronavirus emergency. Pursuant to the June 10, 2024 superseding order, all disciplinary proceedings, including contested hearings, are to be scheduled and heard promptly and conducted remotely whenever possible and practicable. A separate order, also entered on June 10, 2024, provides that the Chair or Vice-Chair of the full Hearing Board shall hear any motion objecting to proceeding with a hearing remotely.

Our Ethical Obligations During The Coronavirus Shutdown

About the ARDC

The Supreme Court established the ARDC as administrative agency, effective February 1, 1973, and charged the agency with assisting the Court in the regulation of the legal profession in Illinois. In November 2017, upon recommendation of the ARDC, the Court adopted Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services. The Court’s objectives include protection of the public, advancement of the rule of law, access to justice and ethical delivery of legal services. For more information of those objectives, click here. The mission of the ARDC is to promote and protect the integrity of the legal profession, at the direction of the Supreme Court, through attorney registration, education, investigation, prosecution and remedial action. For more information on the ARDC Mission, click here.