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In re HALEY, William Francis
    (MR 20381)
    Wheaton, IL
   Order of the Court:

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 William Francis Haley is suspended from the practice of law for one year and until further order of the Court, with the suspension stayed after 60 days by a two-year period of probation subject to the following conditions, with conditions (a) through (e) to take effect on the effective date of the order of discipline:

a. Respondent shall continue a course of treatment with his psychiatrist, Dr. John Larson, at Rush Behavioral Health, or another qualified psychiatrist acceptable to the Administrator, and shall report to the psychiatrist on a regular basis of not less than once per month, with the Administrator advised of any change in attendance deemed warranted by such professional;

b. Respondent shall comply with all treatment recommendations of his psychiatrist, including the taking of medications as prescribed;

c. Respondent shall provide to his psychiatrist an appropriate release 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 any 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’s mental or emotional state or compliance with any established treatment plans;

d. Respondent shall continue attending individual counseling for depression with a therapist at Rush Behavioral Health, or another similar program acceptable to the Administrator, at least once per week, until termination of his probation, with the Administrator advised of any change in attendance deemed warranted by such professional, and shall provide proof thereof to the Administrator on at least a quarterly basis;

e. Respondent shall notify the Administrator within 14 days of any change in treatment professionals;

f. At least 30 days prior to the termination of his probation, respondent shall attend and complete the Professionalism Seminar offered by the IIlinois Professional Responsibility Institute affiliated with the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission and provide proof of attendance;

g. Respondent shall, within the first 30 days of probation, emolí in a law office management program approved by the Administrator and notify the Administrator of the name of the attorney with whom he is assigned to work. Respondent shall successfully complete the law office management program at least 30 days prior to the end of the probation term. Through his participation in the law office management program, respondent shall establish and utilize the following:

(1) a system for maintaining records as required by Supreme Court Rule 769;

(2) a diary and docketing system in accordance with the requirements established by the law office management program, including a mechanism by which approaching statutes of limitations are noted;

(3) a system by which telephone messages are recorded and telephone calls are returned in a timely manner;

(4) a system by which written requests by clients for the status of their legal matters are responded to, whether orally, or in writing, in a timely manner;

(5) for cases which the fee is to be calculated on an hourly basis, a system by which clients are provided with regular itemized billing statements provided at least quarterly, setting forth the services performed by respondent, the date upon which each service was performed, the time spent by respondent on each service and the amount to be charged to the client; and, a system for handling of funds belonging to clients and third parties that conforms to the requirements of Rule 1.15 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct;

h. Respondent shall authorize the attorney assigned to work with him in the law office management program to:

(1) disclose to the Administrator on a quarterly basis, by way of signed reports, information pertaining to the nature of respondent’s compliance with the law office management program and the above-described conditions;

(2) promptly report to the Administrator respondent’s failure to comply with any part of the above-described conditions; and,

(3) respond to any inquiries by the Administrator regarding respondent’s compliance with the above-describe conditions.

i. Respondent shall reimburse the Commission for the costs of this proceeding as defined in Supreme Court Rule 773;

j. At least 30 days prior to the termination of the period of probation, respondent shall reimburse the Disciplinary Fund for any Client Protection payments arising from his conduct;

k. Respondent shall attend meetings 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;

l. Respondent shall notify the Administrator within 14 days of any change of address;

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

n. Probation shall be revoked if respondent is found to have violated any of the terms of probation described in paragraphs (a) through (m), and respondent shall be suspended for the remaining 10 months of his suspension and until further order of court, commencing on the date his probation is revoked.

Suspension effective December 13, 2005.