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Crystal Lake attorney suspended for misappropriating more than $74,000 in client funds

A Crystal Lake attorney has had his law license suspended for a year after an attorney licensing board found he misappropriated more than $74,000 from a client trust bank account. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) said this week that Frank John Zangara, 64, who is a sole practitioner attorney in Crystal Lake, […]

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Disciplinary board suspends Crystal Lake attorney accused of committing forgery, lying to client about case

A Crystal Lake-based attorney was suspended for a year after he forged his client’s signature on court documents and lied to her about her court case, a disciplinary board said. Christopher Emerald was first licensed to practice law in Illinois in November 1999. He is the sole practitioner at CE Law, LLC, which is based […]