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Chicago Lawyer Disciplined For Representing Prostitute He Was Busted With
By NewsCore - A Chicago attorney who wound up in court last year for hiring a prostitute found himself before a disciplinary board to explain why he did not tell a judge that he had agreed to represent the prostitute in court for free, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.
Steven Koukios, 52, was arrested in April of 2009 when he arrived at the Chicago apartment of Shannon Rosillo, 33. She had just been taken into custody for soliciting an undercover cop and Koukios was charged with visiting a "house of ill fame."
As they sat handcuffed in the back of a Chicago police vehicle, Koukios agreed to take Rosillo's case without pay. In court in May 2009, Judge Kenneth Fletcher accepted Rosillo's plea but was surprised when Koukios appeared in his own related case later the same day.
The judge brought Koukios and Rosillo into chambers to explain the potential conflict of interest. Rosillo decided to stick with her plea deal. The charge against Koukios was later dropped.
Koukios admitted to the attorney disciplinary panel Thursday that he did not discuss the potential conflict of interest in representing Rosillo with her, the state's attorney or the judge in the case before negotiating a plea deal.
Koukios' lawyer, Mitchell Ex, said his client only wanted to help Rosillo because she was a single mother who was not from the Chicago area. "His only motivation was to help this young lady who was distraught," Ex said. "He did it without charge to her -- financial charge." Koukios agreed to attend a professional responsibility class.
By NewsCore - A Chicago attorney who wound up in court last year for hiring a prostitute found himself before a disciplinary board to explain why he did not tell a judge that he had agreed to represent the prostitute in court for free, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.
Steven Koukios, 52, was arrested in April of 2009 when he arrived at the Chicago apartment of Shannon Rosillo, 33. She had just been taken into custody for soliciting an undercover cop and Koukios was charged with visiting a "house of ill fame."
As they sat handcuffed in the back of a Chicago police vehicle, Koukios agreed to take Rosillo's case without pay. In court in May 2009, Judge Kenneth Fletcher accepted Rosillo's plea but was surprised when Koukios appeared in his own related case later the same day.
The judge brought Koukios and Rosillo into chambers to explain the potential conflict of interest. Rosillo decided to stick with her plea deal. The charge against Koukios was later dropped.
Koukios admitted to the attorney disciplinary panel Thursday that he did not discuss the potential conflict of interest in representing Rosillo with her, the state's attorney or the judge in the case before negotiating a plea deal.
Koukios' lawyer, Mitchell Ex, said his client only wanted to help Rosillo because she was a single mother who was not from the Chicago area. "His only motivation was to help this young lady who was distraught," Ex said. "He did it without charge to her -- financial charge." Koukios agreed to attend a professional responsibility class.
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Hmmm...lol
1) According to posts, he's in his mid 40's, not 52.
2) Although he lives in IL, he's close to St. Louis, and did some of his clubbing in ESL clubs.
3) chitownlawyer had "Jones" for Tijuana jaunts, I'd be more worried about him being missing in TJ, than turning up in Chicago tabloids. (I'm not one to worry too much)
CHITOWNLAWYER Mid 40's. Might live in Alton or Belleville
He hasn't posted or reviewed for about 18 months; I see where he logged on back in July of this year.
I never thought he lived in Chicago, because several posts along the way indicated that he actually lived closer to the ESL area. But age might be close to subject of topic.
I hope he's OK and can rejoin us at some point. Always a valuable contributor!
Btw, I haven't updated TUSCLGUYS for a couple of years. Not of great value to do so really.
Yep... he's definitely missed around here...