In Re Lidov

The Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) filed a one-count complaint alleging that respondent, Howard I. Lidov, loaned $4,000 in cash to then Judge Reginald Holzer in violation of Disciplinary Rule (DR) 7 — 110(A) of the Illinois Code of Professional Responsibility (1970) (Code). The hearing panel found that respondent gave a $4,000 cash loan directly to Holzer in violation of DR 7 — 110(A) of the Code and recommended that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year. The Review Board adopted the hearing panel’s findings…