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ARDC hearing board recommends two-year suspension for attorney in assault weapons case

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* You may remember this…

* Thomas Maag is also the attorney suing over the state’s assault weapons ban. Maag also sued the state over its law limiting constitutional challenges to courts in Sangamon and Cook counties. And he recently lost a case at the Supreme Court over a constitutional challenge to the FOID law.

* Anyway, from the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission…

In re Thomas Gordon Maag
Attorney-Respondent
Commission No. 2023PR00054
Synopsis of Hearing Board Report and Recommendation
(September 2024)

The Administrator filed a three-count complaint against Respondent that charged him with: (1) failure to diligently represent clients in three matters, reasonably communicate with the clients about those matters, and return the clients’ files in violation of Rules 1.3, 1.4(a)(3), 1.4(a)(4), and 1.16(d); (2) dishonest conduct including backdating a client letter containing a false statement, causing the letter to be deposited in the client’s mailbox in fabricated U.S. Postal Service packaging, and repeating the false statement to the Administrator in violation of Rules 8.1(a) and 8.4(c); and (3) failure to cooperate with a subpoena for computer equipment in violation of Rule 8.1(b). The Hearing Board found that the Administrator proved by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent violated each of these Rules.

The Hearing Board recommended a suspension for two years and until further order of the Court due to Respondent’s serious Rule violations, several substantial factors in aggravation, minimal mitigation, and relevant case law

I reached out to Maag today asking for a response and to see how this could impact his ongoing caseload. I’ll let you know what he says. Also, click here for his written response to the ARDC beef.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 1:53 pm

Comments

Is this the son of Gordon Maag, the former Dem candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court’s 5th District who ran against Lloyd Karmeier?

Comment by hisgirlfriday Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 2:03 pm
===Is this the son of Gordon Maag, the former Dem candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court’s 5th District who ran against Lloyd Karmeier?===
Wow that’s wild, did Judge Maag change sides after his defeat?

Comment by Route 50 Corridor Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 2:09 pm
The number of IL licensed attorneys who think it’s spelled “j.b. pritzger” is probably zero. But it’s that kind of virtue signal that gets the rubes to sign on the line which is dotted.

Comment by Larry Bowa Jr. Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 2:11 pm
==Is this the son of Gordon Maag==

Indeed. And he has quite the interesting past if you do a quick google search.

There are a number of plaintiffs in the current big gun case, with arguments already held, so I’d be surprised if it changes the timeline on that case, especially with a judge who wants to move it along as quickly as possible. But, you never know.

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Only in MAGA America is it evil to try and take military-style instruments of death out of the hands of civilians to save the lives of children and others.

Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 2:17 pm
Imagine going so hard for guns, you’re willing to risk your law license.

Comment by Politix Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 2:22 pm
What happened with Tom DeVore and the ARDC? Or did I miss the news story?

Comment by Club J Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 3:10 pm
= Imagine going so hard for guns, you’re willing to risk your law license. =

The ARDC case has nothing to do with guns.

Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 3:20 pm
Funny how these “law and order” conservative attorneys show such disregard for ethical rules.

Comment by Big Dipper Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 3:23 pm
moral of the story, meet an attorney, always look up their ARDC file. Almost never anything wrong But when there is, details often wild stuff and you wonder how they became a lawyer. the Loza Morask judicial race of 2008 had 2012 charges against Morask that were head spinning and bar association related. suspension. Had a HS pal whom I don’t know much now but lost his license over payment issues. How do people do the things we read about? and lawyers have ethics classes in law school and there is an ethics exam as part of the bar exam. sad sad sad.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 3:57 pm
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The guy’s name is MAAG (not MAGA). I don’t see anywhere that Trump was mentioned?

Comment by Just a Random Guy Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 5:09 pm
The ARDC really, really hates it when attorneys fail to communicate with their clients.

You gotta return those calls, people.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Oct 1, 24 @ 7:29 pm