Andrew Hays, Sarah Buck, Hays Law Firm attorney disciplinary Complaint

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ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS --------------------------------------------------- ) In the Matter of: ) ) ) Supreme Court No: ) ) ) Andrew Hays ) Antonia Hays ) Sarah Buck ) Respondents ) --------------------------------------------------- TO: Andrew Hays Antonia Hays Sarah Buck, Hays Firm LLC, 55 W. Wacker Drive, 14 th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601 NOTICE OF FILING ARDC COMPLAINT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the _________ day of July 2014, I filed with the Clerk of the ARDC the attached Attorney Disciplinary Complaint 1

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Illinois Attorney Disciplinary complaint filed against attorney Andrew Hays, Antonia Hays, Sarah Buck alleging that they engaged in aiding and abetting their client in the commission of a fraud and conspiracy in violation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.

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ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSIONIN THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS

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In the Matter of: ))) Supreme Court No: ))

)Andrew Hays )Antonia Hays )Sarah Buck )

Respondents )---------------------------------------------------

TO:Andrew HaysAntonia Hays Sarah Buck,Hays Firm LLC, 55 W. Wacker Drive, 14th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601

NOTICE OF FILING ARDC COMPLAINT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the _________ day of July 2014, I filed with the Clerk of the ARDC the attached Attorney Disciplinary Complaint

Christopher Stoller 6045 W. Grand Apt 414 Chicago, Illinois 60639 312-834 9717

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ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSIONIN THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS

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In the Matter of: ))) Supreme Court No: ))

)Andrew Hays )Antonia Hays )Sarah Buck )

Respondents )---------------------------------------------------

ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT AGAINST

ANDREW HAYS, ANTONIA HAYS, SARAH BUCK

The Respondents, Andrew Hays, Antonia Hays and Sarah Buck, are all charged

with violating ARDC Rules 1.2 (d) A lawyer shall not counsel a client to engage, or

assist a client, in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent,Criminal,

Fraudulent and Prohibited Transactions. With knowingly and willfully assisting their client

Mark Stoller to commit a crime1 or fraud in Cook County Civil Case No. 2014 CH06759

Exhibit 1.

1 [9] Paragraph (d) prohibits a lawyer from knowingly counseling or assisting a client to commit a crime or fraud.

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RULE 1.7: CONFLICT OF INTEREST: RULE 3.7: LAWYER AS WITNESS

 (a) A lawyer shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary

witness

RULE 4.1: TRUTHFULNESS IN STATEMENTS TO OTHERS In the

course of representing a their client Mark Stoller, the Respondents knowingly: (a) make a false

statement of material fact or law to a third person.

RULE 8.4: MISCONDUCT

 The Respondents are charged with

 (a) violating or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce

another to do so, or do so through the acts of another. 

(b) commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.

 (c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.

 (d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice.

 

The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission was established by

the Illinois Supreme Court to deal with issues of professional misconduct of

attorneys. The serious allegations of professional misconduct that the Complainant

has raised regarding the Respondents are issues that are not before the Illinois

Court in No. 2014 CH06759 . The issues of professional misconduct raised by

this Attorney Disciplinary complaint are issues that the Commission is solely

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empowered to act upon under the Illinois Rules of Professional Misconduct and

NOT any State Court Judge.

PARTIES

Respondents

Andrew Hays Antonia Hays

Sarah Buck,

Complainant

Christopher Stoller2

BACKGROUND FACTS

Respondents Andrew Hays, Antonia Hays and

Sarah Buck, represent , Mark Stoller, 43 the son of Christopher Stoller, 65 the

complainant in Cook County Case No. 2014 CH06759 where Mark Stoller is

charged with defrauding his father out of $67,000, aided and abetted by the said

respondents who are named defendants. See Exhibit 1

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RESPONDENTS ENGAGED IN A COVERUP AND ATTEMPT TO

THREATEN OPPOSING COUNSEL WITH A RULE 137 MOTION

UNLESS RESPONDENTS ARE IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW A

DEFENDANTS FROM CASE No. 2014 CH06759

After respondents received service of summons naming them as

defendants' in case No. 2014 CH06759, they wrote a letter to counsel for

the Plaintiff/Complainant Christopher threaten him with a Rule 137 sanction

motion unless they are withdrawn from case No 2014 CH06759 in order to

cover up their professional misconduct and alleged criminal conduct.

WHEREFORE, Complainant prays that the Inquiry Board immediately

assign this matter to a hearing, panel, that a date for hearing be immediately set,

that the hearing be conducted and that the panel make findings of fact, conclusions

of law and a recommendation for such discipline as is warranted by its findings.

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Christopher Stoller 6045 W. Grand Apt 414 Chicago, Illinois 60639 312-834 9717

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Certificate of Mailing

I hereby certify that this motion is being deposited with the U.S. Postal Service as first Class mail, on July 15, 2014, in an envelope addressed to:

Andrew HaysAntonia Hays Sarah Buck,Hays Firm LLC, 55 W. Wacker Drive, 14th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60601

Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission 130 N. Randolph Street, Suite 1500Chicago, Illinois 60601 Christopher Stoller

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