Opinion
MR 19545.
September 2004.
Summary of Misconduct:
Mr. Van Pernis was licensed in Illinois in 1974 and in Hawaii in 1976. Hawaii suspended him for three months for harassing a court-appointed foreclosure commissioner. Illinois imposed a three-month suspension as reciprocal discipline.
Order of the Court:
The petition by the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission to impose reciprocal discipline pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 763 is allowed, and respondent Mark Van Pernis, who has been disciplined in the State of Hawaii, is suspended from the practice of law for three months in the State of Illinois. Suspension effective October 15, 2004.
Respondent Mark Van Pernis shall reimburse the Disciplinary Fund for any Client Protection payments arising from his conduct prior to the termination of the period of suspension.