Legal Opinion

In Re Jerome

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1964No. 38353PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice House

The Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association, as commissioners of this court under Rule 59, after modifying certain findings of the Hearing Division of the Grievance Committee, found that respondent, William C. Jerome, deserved censure under count III and disbarment under count IV, and recommends disbarment on the theory that the two acts of unprofessional conduct warrant that discipline.

' Count III arose out of a divorce action in behalf of Mrs. Rose Menard. Respondent was retained by Mrs. Menard on July 13, 1958. He was paid $750 on that date. By the time a divorce was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. AmosIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Trzebiatowski v. JeromeIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Trzebiatowski v. JeromeIllinois Supreme Court · 1960

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In Re WoldmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  2. In Re LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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