Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
As noted above, if one is not going to actively practice for some period of time, going on inactive or retired status makes sense, rather than meeting dues, CLE and insurance requirements. The license is not "lost" in that case. While rules vary from state to state about what's actually required (and based on the info in the factcheck link above it's relatively simple in IL, as it is in many states), if someone wants to reinstate their license at a later date, it can be done without going back through the admission process.
With the worst balance sheet in the nation on a debt-per-citizens basis, Illinois has tons of fees for attorneys who 'walk away' from the practice, like they do for everything else.
Why start a thread with a question that can be so easily answered with a simple Google search?
Haven't you heard? Republicans aren't influenced by facts, they don't let them get in their way of building false dialogues if it helps to paint someone in a negative (and erroneous) light.
The state did not TAKE either of the Obama's licenses. They voluntarily asked to have them set to an inactive status. It's not an unusual thing to do.
If the agency ARDC took the Obama's licenses , it was for an infraction .. one does not go through this agency to turn in their license. It is taken away. No handing them in ..
If the agency ARDC took the Obama's licenses , it was for an infraction .. one does not go through this agency to turn in their license. It is taken away. No handing them in ..
You don't know what you are talking about. From their site:
Why would Obama stop practicing law? Because he got a better job and doesn't have time to work as a lawyer????
Did Barack have that job in January 2008 when he let his license expire? I thought he was voted in in November of 2008. I must have missed something here that you saw.
As noted above, if one is not going to actively practice for some period of time, going on inactive or retired status makes sense, rather than meeting dues, CLE and insurance requirements. The license is not "lost" in that case. While rules vary from state to state about what's actually required (and based on the info in the factcheck link above it's relatively simple in IL, as it is in many states), if someone wants to reinstate their license at a later date, it can be done without going back through the admission process.
I am pretty sure the Obamas won't be practicing in Illinois again since they are selling their mansion there and probably moving to Hawaii after January 2013 according to what I have read more than one place.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
