Chicago IL attorney suspended!!

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In re: Wes Cowell. Disciplinary Commission.

The petition by the Administrator of the Attorney
Registration and Disciplinary Commission to impose
discipline on consent pursuant to Supreme Court
Rule 762(b) is allowed. Respondent Wes Cowell is
suspended from the practice of law for one (1)
year and until further order of the Court, with
the suspension stayed after the first sixty (60)
days by a period of probation pursuant to Supreme
Court Rule 772 with the conditions of probation to
begin upon entry of the Court's order and to
terminate after two (2) years without further
order of the Court, provided that respondent
complies with the following conditions:

a. Respondent shall continue in his course of
therapy with his current therapist, John Henson,
M.S.W., or other such qualified mental health
professional approved by the Administrator;

b. Respondent shall engage in a course of marital
treatment/counseling with a qualified mental
health professional;

c. Respondent shall provide to John Henson,
M.S.W., or such other qualified mental health
professional, appropriate releases as required
under the Confidentiality Act of the Mental Health
Code, 740 ILCS 110/1 et seq. (West 19941,
authorizing the treating professional to: (1)
disclose to the Administrator on at least a
quarterly basis information pertaining to the
nature of respondent's compliance with abstention
from alcohol or any other treatment plan
established with respect to respondent's
condition; (2) promptly report to the
Administrator respondent's failure to comply with
any part of an established treatment plan; and ( 3 )
respond to any inquiries by the Administrator
regarding respondent;

d. Respondent shall abstain from the usage of
alcohol ;

e. Alcoholics Anonymous and maintain a log of his
attendance at the meetings and submit the log to
the Administrator with his quarterly reports;

f. Respondent shall secure a sponsor in the
12-step program within one month of the date of
the order and is to provide the name, address and
telephone number of the sponsor to the
Administrator. Respondent shall;,request that the
sponsor communicate with the Administrator in
writing every three months regarding respondent's
participation and progress in Alcoholics Anonymous
and report any lapses in sobriety or usage of
controlled substances to the Administrator within
72 hours of his knowledge of that usage;

g. Respondent shall report to the Administrator
any lapse in his sobriety within 72 hours of that
usage ; I

h. Respondent shall attend meeting scheduled by
the Commission probation officer as requested by
the Administrator. Respondent shall submit
quarterly written reports to the Administrator
concerning the status of his practice of law and
the nature and extent of his compliance with the
conditions of probation;

i. Respondent shall notify the Administrator
within fourteen days of any change of address or
change in treatment professional;

j. Respondent shall comply with the Illinois Rules
of Professional Conduct and shall cooperate with
the Administrator in providing information
regarding any investigations relating to his
conduct;

k. Respondent shall reimburse the Commission the
costs of this proceeding as defined in Supreme
Court Rule 773 and shall reimburse the Commission
for any further costs incurred during the period
of probation; and

1. Probation shall be revoked if respondent is
found to have violated any of the terms of
probation. The remaining ten(l0)-month period of
suspension shall commence from the date of the
determination that any term of probation has been
violated and shall continue until further order of
the Court.

Respondent Wes Cowell shall reimburse the
Disciplinary Fund for any Client Protection
payments arising from his conduct prior to the
termination of the period of suspension/probation.

Order entered by the Court.