Politics & Government
River Forest Lawyer Suspended For Neglecting Probate Estate
The suspension is for one year until further order of the Court.
Albert S. George, a lawyer of River Forest, has been suspended from practicing law for one year and until further order of the Illinois Supreme Court, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
George “neglected a decedent’s probate estate in which he acted as both attorney and executor and collected an unreasonable fee for the services he provided, resulting in his resignation as executor and the entry of a judgment of approximately $77,000 against him,” according to the public record of discipline from the ATDC.
George was licensed in 1969. He must show rehabilitation, good character and current knowledge of the law to be reinstated.
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