In Re Braner

The Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission filed a complaint against the respondent, Paul Frederick Braner, charging misconduct resulting from his representation of James Booker in two separate proceedings before two different divisions — the probate division and the domestic division — of the circuit court of St. Clair County. The Administrator alleged that (1) the respondent failed to disclose pertinent information in both proceedings in violation of Canon 7 of the Illinois Code of Professional Responsibility, and (2) he defrauded and deceived the Illinois…