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Scott Allen Kozlov

Office of the Cook County Clerk

32 years of experience
Legal Malpractice
Illinois

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Biography

I graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law and Eastern Illinois University. My career began as an Investigator with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, followed by a role as Court Coordinator for Judge William Maki in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Division. I also worked as an associate at a general practice law firm in Arlington Heights, Illinois. From 1996 to 2000, I served as an Assistant Public Guardian in Cook County, where I represented abused and neglected children. In 2000, I joined the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (“ARDC”) as litigation counsel. Since then, I have investigated and prosecuted hundreds of cases of attorney misconduct. I currently hold the position of Director of Unauthorized Practice of Law Litigation and Senior Counsel at the ARDC, primarily prosecuting cases involving unauthorized practice of law allegations against non-attorneys and disbarred attorneys.

In 2004, I chaired the Chicago Bar Association’s Government Service Committee, and since 2007, I have been the Chair of that organization’s Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice Committee. Since 2009, I have been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association’s Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and I currently serve on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Client Protection. I was the Chair of the American Bar Association’s 2015 Unauthorized Practice of Law School, training attorneys on various aspects of investigating and prosecuting unauthorized practice of law cases, and I am again Chairing the same program for 2017. Additionally, I am the Chair of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association’s Ethics Committee. Lastly, I am an Adjunct Professor teaching professional responsibility.

Practice Area

Legal Malpractice

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois: Supreme Court of Illinois
Since 1992

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Chief Ethics Officer and Legal Counsel: Office of the Cook County Clerk; 2020 - Current

Adjunct Professor: LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW; 2017 - Current

Director of Unauthorized Practice of Law Litigation and Senior Counsel: Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois; 2000 - 2020

Adjunct Professor: UIC John Marshall Law School; 2016 - 2017

Assistant Public Guardian: Cook County Public Guardian; 1996 - 2000

Associate Counsel: Drost and Kivlahan; 1994 - 1996

Law Clerk/ Court Coordinator: Judge William Maki, Circuit Court of Cook County; 1994 - 1994

State Investigator: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; 1992 - 1994

Education

Valparaiso University: J.D. (1992); 1989 - 1992; Activities: Phi Alpha Delta; Valparaiso University Law Review; Jessup International Moot CourtTeam

Eastern Illinois University: B.A. (1989) | Political Science and Government; 1987 - 1989; Honors: Greek Man of the Year; Order of Omega Honorary Society; Activities: Lambda Chi Alpha; InterFraternity Counsel President

Professional Associations

American Bar Association: Member; Current; Activities: Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee (Jul 2018 - Present); Chair, Organizing Committee for the Unauthorized Practice of Law School, National Conference (Jan 2015 - Jan 2019)

Illinois State Bar Association: Member; Current; Activities: Vice Chair, Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force (Aug 2009 - Present)

Northwest Suburban Bar Association: Member; Current; Activities: Chair, Ethics Committee (Aug 2017 - Jun 2022); Member, Judicial Screening Committee (Jul 2022 - Present)

The Chicago Bar Association: Member; Current; Activities: Chair, Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice Committee (Aug 2007 - Present); Chair, Government Service Committee (Aug 2004 - Jun 2005)

Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois: Oversight Committee Counsel; 2024 - Current

Publications

Articles & Publications

Causes of Action -Common Considerations 2024 Edition, Chapter 11, Unauthorized Practice of Law: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education; February 14, 2024