Mich. Attorney Faces One-Year Suspension in Ill. for Lying to Firm, Clients
An attorney began working at a Michigan-based firm in July 2020, based on an agreement to seek admission to practice law in the state. His firm later discovered that he lied to its managing partners and clients about his admission to the Michigan State Bar for one year.
January 14, 2025 at 06:16 PM
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A hearing board for Illinois' state disciplinary commission said a Michigan attorney's misconduct will follow him to the Prairie State after it determined he lied to his law firm and its clients about his admission to the Michigan bar.
On Friday, the Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission issued a report and recommendation filing suggesting Michigan attorney Garret Kerr receive a one-year suspension in Illinois for misrepresenting his Michigan bar registration status. The report said Kerr engaged in conduct involving deceit in violation of Rule 8.4(c) and practiced law in violation of the regulation of the legal profession in the jurisdiction under Rule 5.5(a) of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC).
Kerr left Illinois in March 2020 and was later removed from the state's master roll of attorneys licensed to practice in May 2021. He began working at LeFevre & LeFevre, a personal injury and general litigation law firm in Saginaw, Michigan, in July 2020 based on an explicit agreement that he would seek admission to practice law in the state. Both parties agreed that Kerr would act as a law clerk and would not sign any pleadings, appear in court, sign or offer engagement agreements on behalf of the firm or offer any legal advice to the firm's clients.
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