Illinois Attorney Disciplinary complaint filed against attorney Andrew Hays, Antonia Hays, Sarah Buck alleging that they engaged in aiding and abetting their client in the commission of a fraud and conspiracy in violation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Andrew Hays, Sarah Buck, Hays Law Firm attorney disciplinary Complaint
Illinois Attorney Disciplinary complaint filed against attorney Andrew Hays, Antonia Hays, Sarah Buck alleging that they engaged in aiding and abetting their client in the commission of a fraud and conspiracy in violation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
Illinois Attorney Disciplinary complaint filed against attorney Andrew Hays, Antonia Hays, Sarah Buck alleging that they engaged in aiding and abetting their client in the commission of a fraud and conspiracy in violation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
--------------------------------------------------- ) In the Matter of: ) ) ) Supreme Court No: ) ) ) Andrew Hays ) Antonia Hays ) Sarah Buck ) Respondents ) --------------------------------------------------- TO: Andrew Hays Antonia Hays Sarah Buck Hays Firm LLC, 55 W. Wacker Drive, 14 th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601 NOTICE OF FILING ARDC COMPLAINT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the _________ day of July !"# I fi!ed with the C!erk of the AR"C the attached Attorney "iscip!inary Comp!aint
Christopher Sto!!er #$%& '( )rand Apt %*% Chica+o I!!inois #$#,- ,*.-/,% -0*0 * ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS --------------------------------------------------- ) In the Matter of: ) ) ) Supreme Court No: ) ) ) Andrew Hays ) Antonia Hays ) Sarah Buck ) Respondents ) --------------------------------------------------- ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT AGAINST ANDRE$ HAYS% ANTONIA HAYS% SARAH &UCK 1he Respondents Andrew Hays Antonia Hays and Sarah Buck are a!! char+ed with 2io!atin+ AR"C Ru!es *(. (d) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent,Criminal, Fraudulent and Prohibited Transactions. With knowingly and willfully assisting their client ark !toller to commit a crime " or fraud in Cook County Ci#il Case No. 2014 CH06759 Exhibit 1. *$%& Paragra'h (d) 'rohibits a lawyer from knowingly counseling or assisting a client to commit a crime or fraud. . RULE 1.7: CONFLICT OF INTEREST: RULE 3.7: LA!ER AS ITNESS
(a) A lawyer shall not act as ad#ocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness ()*+ ,."- T()T.F)*/+!! 0/ !TAT++/T! T1 1T.+(! 0n the course of re'resenting a their client ark !toller, the (es'ondents knowingly- (a) make a false statement of material fact or law to a third 'erson. ()*+ 2.,- 0!C1/3)CT
The (es'ondents are charged with
(a) #iolating or attem't to #iolate the (ules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another.
(b) commit a criminal act that reflects ad#ersely on the lawyer4s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other res'ects.
(c) engage in conduct in#ol#ing dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misre'resentation.
(d) engage in conduct that is 're5udicial to the administration of 5ustice.
1he Attorney Re+istration and "iscip!inary Commission was esta3!ished 3y the I!!inois Supreme Court to dea! with issues of professiona! misconduct of attorneys( 1he serious a!!e+ations of professiona! misconduct that the Comp!ainant has raised re+ardin+ the Respondents are issues that are not 3efore the I!!inois Court in No. 2014 CH06759 ( 1he issues of professiona! misconduct raised 3y this Attorney "iscip!inary comp!aint are issues that the Commission is so!e!y , empowered to act upon under the I!!inois Ru!es of 4rofessiona! Misconduct and N51 any State Court 6ud+e( PARTIES R'()o*d'*+( Andrew Hays Antonia Hays Sarah Buck Co,)la-*a*+ Christopher Sto!!er . &ACKGROUND FACTS Respondents Andrew Hays Antonia Hays and Sarah Buck represent Mark Sto!!er %, the son of Christopher Sto!!er #& the comp!ainant in Cook County Case No. 2014 CH06759 where Mark Sto!!er is char+ed with defraudin+ his father out of 7#0$$$ aided and a3etted 3y the said respondents who are named defendants( See 89hi3it *
. ( % RESPONDENTS ENGAGED IN A CO.ERUP AND ATTEMPT TO THREATEN OPPOSING COUNSEL $ITH A RULE "/0 MOTION UNLESS RESPONDENTS ARE IMMEDIATELY $ITHDRA$ A DEFENDANTS FROM CASE No. 2014 CH06759 After res'ondents recei#ed ser#ice of summons naming them as defendants6 in case /o. 78", C.89:;%, they wrote a letter to counsel for the Plaintiff<Com'lainant Christo'her threaten him with a (ule "=: sanction motion unless they are withdrawn from case /o 78", C.89:;% in order to co#er u' their 'rofessional misconduct and alleged criminal conduct.
$HEREFORE% Comp!ainant prays that the In:uiry Board immediate!y assi+n this matter to a hearin+ pane! that a date for hearin+ 3e immediate!y set that the hearin+ 3e conducted and that the pane! make findin+s of fact conc!usions of !aw and a recommendation for such discip!ine as is warranted 3y its findin+s( ( Christopher Sto!!er #$%& '( )rand Apt %*% Chica+o I!!inois #$#,- ,*.-/,% -0*0 & C'1+-f-2a+' of Ma-l-*3 I here3y certify that this motion is 3ein+ deposited with the ;(S( 4osta! Ser2ice as first C!ass mai! on 6u!y *& .$*% in an en2e!ope addressed to: Andrew Hays Antonia Hays Sarah Buck Hays Firm LLC, 55 W. Wacker Drive, 14 th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601 I!!inois Attorney Re+istration and "iscip!inary Commission *,$ N( Rando!ph Street Suite *&$$ Chica+o I!!inois #$#$*
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