|
Attorney Matthew Peek of Champaign, IL; slacker, loser
The state of Illinois presented Matthew Eric Peek with a law license in 2013 after he graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law.
The Disciplinary Commission found Matty guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.
-
Received and held 13 garnishment checks owed to a client but did not deposit them in a client trust account
-
Failed to communicate with his client
-
Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
-
Failed to keep client informed of status of matter
-
Failed to respond to a motion for summary judgment on client behalf
-
Failed to communicate with his clients about the summary judgment motion
-
Failed to inform his clients that a judgment was entered against them
-
Made gratuitous comments of a sexual nature to opposing counsel and a paralegal
-
Did not timely respond to his client’s inquiries about settlement checks
-
Failed to provide an accounting of client funds to his client
-
Failed to promptly deliver garnishment funds owed to his client
-
Failed to promptly inform the client of a decision or circumstance that required the client’s informed consent
-
Failed to reasonably consult with the client about the means by which the client’s objectives were to be accomplished
-
Failed to promptly comply with reasonable requests for information
-
Used means that had no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person
As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Illinois Supreme Court punished Matty by gifting him with a complimentary 6-month suspension of his law license.
As we speak (ca. August 2023), Matty practices his so-called brand of law in Champaign, Illinois.
|
