A longtime Galesburg attorney has, essentially, disbarred himself after allegations of misconduct surfaced.
Documents from the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission indicate the Illinois Supreme Court has granted Bill Butts’ own motion striking his name from the state’s Roll of Attorneys.
The documents allege that, in one case, Butts took more than $14,000 from an estate and did not properly turn over receipts for work he claimed to have done, and failed to return a total of $6,000 in fees in two other cases, all without proper communications.
The instances allegedly happened between 2020 and December of last year.
The moves mean Butts can no longer practice law in Illinois. He was first licensed in 1979. The motion to strike Butts’ name was first filed in July, but did not become final until ten days ago.
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