Public Act 094-0659
 
SB1883 Enrolled LRB094 10826 LCB 41321 b

    AN ACT concerning attorneys.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Attorney Act is amended by changing Section
1 as follows:
 
    (705 ILCS 205/1)  (from Ch. 13, par. 1)
    Sec. 1. No person shall be permitted to practice as an
attorney or counselor at law within this State without having
previously obtained a license for that purpose from the Supreme
Court of this State.
    No person shall receive any compensation directly or
indirectly for any legal services other than a regularly
licensed attorney, nor may an unlicensed person advertise or
hold himself or herself out to provide legal services.
    A license, as provided for herein, constitutes the person
receiving the same an attorney and counselor at law, according
to the law and customs thereof, for and during his good
behavior in the practice and authorizes him to demand and
receive fees for any services which he may render as an
attorney and counselor at law in this State. No person shall be
granted a license or renewal authorized by this Act who has
defaulted on an educational loan guaranteed by the Illinois
Student Assistance Commission; however, a license or renewal
may be issued to the aforementioned persons who have
established a satisfactory repayment record as determined by
the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. No person shall be
granted a license or renewal authorized by this Act who is more
than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support
order; a license or renewal may be issued, however, if the
person has established a satisfactory repayment record as
determined (i) by the Illinois Department of Public Aid for
cases being enforced under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid
Code or (ii) in all other cases by order of court or by written
agreement between the custodial parent and non-custodial
parent. No person shall be refused a license under this Act on
account of sex.
    Any person practicing, charging or receiving fees for legal
services or advertising or holding himself or herself out to
provide legal services within this State, either directly or
indirectly, without being licensed to practice as herein
required, is guilty of contempt of court and shall be punished
accordingly, upon complaint being filed in any Circuit Court of
this State. Such proceedings shall be conducted in the Courts
of the respective counties where the alleged contempt has been
committed in the same manner as in cases of indirect contempt
and with the right of review by the parties thereto.
    The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to other
remedies permitted by law and shall not be construed to deprive
courts of this State of their inherent right to punish for
contempt or to restrain the unauthorized practice of law.
    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to conflict with,
amend, or modify Section 5 of the Corporation Practice of Law
Prohibition Act or prohibit representation of a party by a
person who is not an attorney in a proceeding before either
panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board under the Illinois
Public Labor Relations Act, as now or hereafter amended, the
Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board under the Illinois
Educational Labor Relations Act, as now or hereafter amended,
the State Civil Service Commission, the local Civil Service
Commissions, or the University Civil Service Merit Board, to
the extent allowed pursuant to rules and regulations
promulgated by those Boards and Commissions or the giving of
information, training, or advocacy or assistance in any
meetings or administrative proceedings held pursuant to the
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the
federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, or the federal Social Security Act,
to the extent allowed by those laws or the federal regulations
or State statutes implementing those laws.
(Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)