United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois

General Rules

Rules 3.50 to 3.79 Discipline Of Attorneys

Rule 3.52 Standards For Professional Conduct

A. Attorney may be disciplined for misconduct

For misconduct defined in these Rules, and for good cause shown, and after notice and opportunity to be heard, any attorney admitted to practice before this Court may be disbarred, suspended from practice before this Court, reprimanded or subjected to such other disciplinary action as the circumstances may warrant.

B. Standards for determining misconduct based on Rules of Professional Conduct for the Northern District of Illinois

Acts or omissions by an attorney admitted to practice before this Court, individually or in concert with any other person or persons, that violate the Rules of Professional Conduct for the Northern District of Illinois shall constitute misconduct and shall be grounds for discipline (whether or not the act or omission occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship).