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We provide the following links to websites of our Supreme Court, other agencies, and organizations because we believe that these web sites may be of interest to you. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy and the “cookie” policy of that site. Inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement of that web site. Legal Ethics Research Links are provided in the Ethics Inquiry section of our website

Illinois Supreme Court
http://www.state.il.us/court
Opinions of the Court and information regarding the Supreme Court and other Illinois courts and judicial agencies.

MCLE Program
http://www.mcleboard.org
The MCLE Board administers the Minimum Continuing Legal Education program for all attorneys licensed by the Supreme Court of Illinois. The Board is located at 200 West Madison Street, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60606, 312.924.2420 (phone). The Board’s web site includes the Court’s MCLE Rules, guidance from the MCLE Board, an online option to submit questions, and forms for attorneys and course providers.

Commission on Professionalism
http://www.2civility.org
The Professionalism Commission was created by the Supreme Court in 2005, to create a forum in which lawyers, judges and legal educators can explore the meaning and aspirations of professionalism in contemporary legal practice. The Commission is located at Two Prudential Plaza, Suite 1950, 180 N. Stetson, Chicago, IL 60601, 312.363.6210 (phone); 312.363.6218 (fax).

Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
http://www.ilbaradmissions.org
Information regarding applying for admission to the bar, character and fitness review, the bar exam, and reciprocal admission.

Judicial Inquiry Board
http://www.state.il.us/jib
The Rules of Judicial Conduct and information regarding the submission and handling of complaints against Illinois Judges.

Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
http://www.ltf.org
Information regarding the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program, which funds grants for civil legal assistance for the poor and other public benefit programs in Illinois.

Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program, Inc
http://www.illinoislap.org
Information regarding the Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP), which focuses on helping lawyers impaired by addiction to alcohol or other drugs or by mental illness.

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
http://www.idfpr.com/default.asp
Information regarding the Department’s regulation of many professions within Illinois and information regarding how to file a complaint.

Illinois Attorney General
http://www.ag.state.il.us
Information regarding the office of Illinois Attorney General, including information regarding the submission and handling of consumer fraud complaints.

Illinois State Bar Association
http://www.isba.org
Information for Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) members and for the public at-large, including information about the State Bar’s IllinoisLawyerFinder and its Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.

Chicago Bar Association
http://www.chicagobar.org
Information for Chicago Bar Association (CBA) members and for the public at-large, including legal resource links, public information brochures, filing a complaint involving the unauthorized practice of law, and listings for legal assistance offices.

ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
http://www.abanet.org/cpr
Information for the public at-large and for members of the Center for Professional Responsibility of the American Bar Association, including information regarding legal ethics, professional regulation, professionalism and client protection, directories of lawyer regulatory and client protection agencies in each jurisdiction, and resource links.

National Organization of Bar Counsel (NOBC)
http://www.nobc.org
Information regarding the professional association of those who regulate the legal profession, including membership information, a searchable nationwide database of disciplinary case summaries, and directory of U.S. and Canadian lawyer regulatory agencies.

National Client Protection Organization
http://www.ncpo.org
Information regarding the professional association of those who administer Client Protection Programs, including information regarding client protection issues and a directory of client protection agencies within the U.S. and Canada.

National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards, Inc. (NCLDB)
http://www.ncldb.org
NCLDB, Inc. is a Texas nonprofit corporation which has as its principal purpose the exchange of information between member organizations involved in deciding formal disciplinary complaints against lawyers.