David Peilet joined Peterson's defense team after the former Bolingbrook police sergeant was convicted in 2012 of drowning Kathleen Savio, his third wife. Peilet said Friday he has not been involved in the case since Peterson was sentenced last February to 38 years in prison.
Peterson's attorneys are expected to file an appeal Monday or Tuesday arguing for a new trial based on alleged ineffective assistance of council from Peterson's former lead attorney, Joel Brodsky.
The new charges against Peilet involve a matter before the 3rd District Appellate Court. The court filed a complaint with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission after finding Peilet had repeatedly ignored its orders and missed deadlines for an appeal he was handling.
The court eventually removed him from the case for those violations.
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It's not uncommon for lawyers to take on too many cases and then not be able to handle them all.
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To keep the cash flow coming.
It's a shame that the ARDC doesn't go after lawyers who practice in probate court in Cook County. There is something drastically wrong when the ARDC ignores similar complaints of attorneys on the 18th floor of the Daley center. For some reason, the attorneys handling guardianship cases (and estates with very large dollar amounts) are immune from punishment by the ARDC. Almost makes me want to ask ... how to you spell P A Y O F F ?
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