Appellate Court of Illinois

In a wrongful death action resulting in a certified question, where a plaintiff proceeding pro se was formerly licensed to practice law, but is voluntarily on inactive status pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 756(a)(5) at the time of the filing of a complaint under the Wrongful Death Act, he or she is not authorized to practice law and the nullity rule applies even though plaintiff returned to active status prior to a hearing on a motion to dismiss the complaint as a nullity. (Corrected 10/16/07)

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/28/2007
• Published 10/19/2007

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• Appellate Court of Illinois

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