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    Feb282005

    Attorney Punished for False Promises

    DateMonday, February 28, 2005 at 3:37PM

    A former attorney in the Kane County [IL] Public Defender's Office was punished by a state disciplinary panel Friday for duping her co-workers into quitting their jobs and joining a big-money law firm that never existed.

    Cynthia Sutherin promised high salaries, free cars and lucrative clients to lawyers who joined a law firm she planned to establish, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

    When the law firm turned out to be bogus and the cancer she claimed to have also proved a lie, the attorneys complained. And that resulted in the disciplinary arm of the state Supreme Court recommending a two-year suspension of her law license for being dishonest.

    This is a very peculiar story. Details here from Chicago's Daily Herald. (hat tip to My Shingle.com)

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