In re Jordan

I do not agree with the majority’s conclusion that probation is the appropriate sanction in the present case. The respondent forged a signature on a document and later attempted to conceal his misconduct through an elaborate series of lies. On this record, I believe that a suspension, not stayed by a term of probation, is necessary.

As the majority opinion notes, Rule 772 currently limits the availability of probation as a sanction in disciplinary matters to cases in which the attorney has a temporary or minor disability. (134 Ill. 2d R. 772; see In re Trezise (1987), 118 Ill. 2d 346, 354-55;…