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Contact Information
Complaints
Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission
130 East Randolph Drive
Suite 1500
One Prudential Plaza
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312)565-2600
Phone (IL):(800)826-8625
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State Bar
Illinois State Bar Association
424 S. Second Street
Springfield, IL 62701-1779
Phone: (217) 525-1760
Fax: (217) 525-0712
E-mail: info@illinoisbar.org
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Status
The Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct are available in hypertext. The Illinois State Bar Association issued opinion 96-10 (May 16, 1997), dealing with electronic communications; confidentiality of client information; advertising and solicitation. The digest reads as follows:"Lawyers may use electronic mail services, including the Internet, without encryption to communicate with clients unless unusual circumstances require enhanced security measures. The creation and use by a lawyer of an Internet 'web site' containing information about the lawyer and the lawyer's services that may be accessed by Internet users, including prospective clients, is not 'communication directed to a specific recipient' within the meaning of the rules, and therefore only the general rules governing communications concerning a lawyer's services and advertising should apply to a lawyer 'web site' on the Internet. If a lawyer uses the Internet or other electronic mail service to direct messages to specific recipients, then the rules regarding solicitation would apply."
Illinois has two proposed
rules, one modifying Rule 5.5(c) and a new proposed Rule 731.
Rules and Regulations
The State Bar offers Advisory Opinions.
Potential Issues
- Rule 7.1: No false or misleading communication.
- Rule 7.2: Retain copy of advertisement for three years.
- Rule 7.4: Identification of attorney as specialist.
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