You viewing this only shows that you are voluntarily harassing yourself.
I received this letter right after I sent this to them.
The IARDC is staffed by DEI workers that work remotely.
Attached please find correspondence from the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).
The ARDC attorney handling this matter is Roona N. Shah.
Email is our preferred method of communication. Please address
communications regarding this matter to Ms. Shah and submit them via email to me at cklimas@iardc.org.
If you have any questions or need to speak with a member of our staff, please call our general number: (312) 565-2600.
Thank you,
Christine Klimas
Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
130 E. Randolph Dr., Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60601
Telephone: (312) 565-2600
The IARDC and Schuenke viewed this before that letter was sent.
He's real strong over the phone.
Phone logs show that Ryan Schuenke called me on the night that he received the IARDC complaint and wanting to have it dismissed.
Their "investigation/intake" took 10 months.
Judges talk about the IARDC being political and corrupt.
All of Schuenkes claims to the IARDC are unsupported.
All of my claims are supported by court documents.
Now he'll never knew who saw this and decided to go a different route.
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ATTORNEY REGISTRATION AND DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION
of the SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS
One Prudential Plaza
130 East Randolph Drive, Suite 1500
Chicago, Illinois 60601-6219
(312) 565-2600 (800) 826-8625
Fax (312) 565-2320
3161 West White Oaks Drive, Suite 301
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 546-3523 (800) 252-8048
Fax (217) 546-3785
Sean Heeger
By Email: sean@heeger.org
Chicago
January 3, 2025
Re: Ryan Patrick Schuenke
in relation to
Sean Heeger
No. 2024IN01160
Dear Mr. Heeger:
We are in receipt of your correspondence regarding the purported conduct of attorney Ryan Schuenke. We have since completed our inquiries and have determined to proceed no further with this investigation. In that correspondence, you recalled that you had retained his representation for assistance with your domestic relations matter and had paid him $2,000. You claimed that the opposing party was ordered to pay your legal expenses and wrote, “she is also in contempt of court as she is behind $5,000 plus 3 months of additional support.”
You then added that this attorney now owes you for those legal fees that the opposing party had defaulted upon. For the reasons set forth below, we have decided to close this investigation without seeking formal discipline based on your allegations against him. So that there is no misunderstanding, please be aware that the duties of this Commission relate primarily to investigating and prosecuting allegations of professional misconduct against attorneys. When we have sufficient evidence of serious misconduct by an attorney, we may initiate proceedings seeking disciplinary sanctions against the lawyer, such as suspension or disbarment from the practice of law. Please note that we cannot decide fee disputes nor direct refunds at this investigative level; but, like other contractual claims, these may be raised in civil court or before a fee arbitrator.
Also, it is imperative that we point out that we cannot review or decide matters that were or are at issue as referenced in your communication, because we cannot intervene in your legal matters in any way. From the information you have provided, your claims should be addressed, first, in court but not before this Commission. These types of monetary allegations are appropriately resolved in the courts through motions,
appeals, petitions, and other legal actions, such as malpractice claims. As a general policy, this Commission will not act on your allegations, until there has been a court-ordered finding against your attorney first. Despite our policies, we reviewed all of yours and the attorney’s correspondence, as well as any attached exhibits including copies of pleadings, emails, and orders from your 2020 Adams County case.
Mr. Heeger
January 3, 2025
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In his response, the attorney recalled that you had retained him in late 2020. He listed the work that he did on your behalf including preparing and filing a petition, serving the summons, and appearing in court. He cited to the agreed court orders entered in 2021, including a parenting plan and order for support, and wrote that his representation concluded then, around May 2021. He noted that you have since contacted
him, earlier this year in 2024, and that you advised him that you had not received payments from the other party. He then explained his basis for not further representing you and added that he has not received any additional payments from you either to continue the representation. You then sent us emails with copies of news articles, attached pleadings, cited to our agency’s website, wrote that “this is a joke,” alleged that the opposing party, the judge, and this attorney were working “in concert liability,” stated that you may file for judicial inquiry against the judge as well, and recently claimed that you were videotaping yourself leaving a voicemail for our agency’s paralegal. Our decision to close this investigation does not mean that we doubt your word or that we necessarily condone or approve of the attorney’s conduct. Decisions regarding whether to pursue disciplinary charges against lawyers are generally the product of multiple factors, including our interpretation of applicable rules of professional conduct, our analysis of available information and evidence, our assessment of potential harm to the public and to the administration of justice, and our judgment on the appropriate use of our limited resources. Accordingly, after considering all these relevant factors, we have determined not to pursue formal disciplinary charges against this attorney at this time.
We recognize that you may be dissatisfied or in disagreement with this attorney, which is not unusual, especially in contested cases. But please note that is not proof that the lawyer was in violation of a rule or a basis for this agency to investigate them for possible professional misconduct. And even if we\could conclude that they had made misjudgments or errors, that may not warrant a further proceeding before this Commission. Typically, isolated errors by lawyers may give rise to civil court claims, as we wrote on the first page of this letter but may not necessarily amount to misconduct warranting formal disciplinary charges at this agency and alternatively, could be lawyer disciplinary process.
While we cannot give you legal advice, if you still believe you have a claim or fee dispute against this attorney, you may raise it in court. If a court finds against this attorney, in relation to your matter and the claims you raised here, you may send us a copy of the court’s decision. At that time, we may then again review the matter to determine whether further action by this Commission might be warranted.
Attached please find correspondence from the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).
The ARDC attorney handling this matter is Roona N. Shah.
Email is our preferred method of communication. Please address
communications regarding this matter to Ms. Shah and submit them via email to me at cklimas@iardc.org.
If you have any questions or need to speak with a member of our staff, please call our general number: (312) 565-2600. Thank you,
Christine Klimas
Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
130 E. Randolph Dr., Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60601
Telephone: (312) 565-2600Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.
Very truly yours,
/s/Roona N. Shah
Roona N. Shah
Senior Counsel
ARDC Intake Division
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4909-5762-3818, v. 1
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